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Magic mushrooms: how scientists discovered fungi are the secret ingredient for restoring the world’s forests

Healthy fungal networks help trees and plants grow, making them key to successful reforestation. The only problem? Almost nothing is known about this subterranean ecology

The Guardian - UK

Delayed grass cutting boosts butterflies at ancient royal hunting forest

The National Trust, which looks after Hatfield Forest, said the number of butterfly species recorded at the reserve has reached a 17-year high.

The Independent UK

Part of Giant’s Causeway cordoned off following rockfall

Onlookers said children were playing close to the section of rock when it started to crumble.

Evening Standard

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National Trust trust sites set to ship in scones in cost-cutting measure

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The Independent UK

Turning over a new leaf: historic English gardens adapt to the changing climate

Head gardeners try out more diverse and drought-resistant plants from around the world, with fascinating results

The Guardian - UK

Green mission aims to raise £1bn to bring nature into UK towns and cities

Initial £15.5m will go to schemes such as launch of large regional park to improving green spaces along canals

The Guardian - UK

Elusive purple emperor butterfly sighted at National Trust estate

The purple emperor, with a wingspan of around 8cm, was sighted at Sheringham Park in Norfolk in June during a weekly survey.

The Independent UK

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‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts

National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast

The Guardian - UK

More than 500 jobs to be slashed at the National trust as budget cuts hit

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The Independent UK

National Trust to cut 550 jobs as Reeves’ budget adds £10m to costs

Recent government changes have added more than £10m to the charity’s annual wage bill

The Independent UK

My artwork, A Virtuous Woman, has become the centre of a protest – it shows how our polarised society can affect art

My project A Virtuous Woman is both an artwork and a piece of ongoing research into the role of participatory artwork in heritage sites. As such, the artwork was always intended to be dynamic, responding to the ways in which people wanted to take part.

The Conversation

National Trust to cut 550 staff in bid to slash wage bill following tax hikes

The conservation charity said increasing costs were outstripping growth in visitors and donations.

Evening Standard

National Trust to cut at least 550 jobs after £10m rise in costs from Reeves’s budget

Exclusive: Charity hit by increase in employer national insurance and minimum wage and aims to save £26m

The Guardian - UK

Grade I listed landscape gets ‘garden for the future’ in face of climate change

Revamp of a half an acre of Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex, will trial planting that can cope with more extreme conditions.

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Beavers and river restoration boost resilience to drought, conservationists say

The National Trust has created a more natural, wildlife-rich landscape at Holnicote in Somerset, which helps store water in times of dry weather.

The Independent UK

How beavers could become key to preventing droughts

River restoration work maintained lush vegetation and wetlands at a National Trust site in the South West

The Independent UK

Arctic tern numbers down nearly a third at key breeding site, experts warn

Conservationists say the ‘red-listed’ birds are being hit by climate change and disease.

The Guardian - UK

‘Extraordinary’ silver sculpture inspired by love that scandalised Victorian society goes on show

Stags in Bradgate Park, commissioned by 7th earl of Stamford after his marriage to an ex-circus performer, rediscovered decades after it was deemed lost

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Rare heath fritillary butterflies surge in number on Exmoor after sunny spring

More than 1,000 of one UK’s rarest butterflies seen around Holnicote Estate thanks to grazing cattle and good weather

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"Apparently pretending to play guitar on a public path is a criminal offence." British metalcore crew Malevolence are beefing with UK nature charity The National Trust

UK metalcore mob Malevolence have found the hill they'll die on - falling foul of a nature charity formed in the Victorian era

The Independent UK

Artwork removed after feminist campaigner ‘corrects’ it

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The Independent UK

National Trust covers up artwork with JK Rowling’s name after public interference

The Harry Potter author’s name had been ‘stitched over by other participants’

The Independent UK

National Trust’s largest lowland peat restoration a ‘powerful step forward’

Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, which has been looked after by the conservation charity since 1899, has undergone six months of various works.

Evening Standard

Artwork featuring JK Rowling’s name taken off display to stop ‘tampering’

The person who removed stitching over Rowling’s name said they took ‘great time and care’, and did not damage it.

The Independent UK

First new wild lady’s-slipper orchid found for 100 years marks conservation win

The discovery of the wild-grown seedling marks success for efforts to bring the incredibly rare species back from the brink of extinction.

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