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It is with mixed emotions that I announce the retirement of our longtime employee Winifred E. Cyrus, Director of Member Services, effective July 31, 2020.

Songbirds and wildflowers flourish after meadow transformation

In this episode of the National Trust Podcast we’re at Cliveden, Berkshire. Set high above the Thames, the grounds of Cliveden House are home to a world famous parterre, Japanese Garden and topiary-lined long walk. Around every corner you’ll find stories of mystery, decadence and the fame and misfortune of Britain’s political elite.

This week, join NT Curator, James Grasby on a journey into the homeland of Romantic poetry, in the Lake District. We’ll explore the places that inspired of one of the nation’s best loved poets, William Wordsworth.

In this special episode, National Trust curator, Alan Power, joins composer Michael Price as he records his new classical album in some of the Trusts most unlikely places.

Agatha Christie called Greenway in Devon 'the loveliest place in the world' and treasured it as a holiday home for her and her family. In this episode James Grasby explores house and gardens that inspired some of Poirot and Miss Marple’s most famous tales.

The 9-acre site includes Lorna Doone Farm and the nearby Cloud Farm campsite situated in the heart of the wild Exmoor coastal landscape which inspired the much-loved 19th-century novel by RD Blackmore

In this episode we visit Sheringham in North Norfolk with National Trust Head Gardener Alan Power

In this episode we visit Fenton House and Garden in Hampstead in North London to learn about their extraordinary collection of historical instruments.

Rare sightings and uncharacteristic behaviours have been noted by staff at the Trust, who say the absence of visitors appears to have emboldened wildlife, with birds and mammals spotted venturing out of their usual territories