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The National Trust sign at Malham Tarn, Yorkshire Dales National Park

National Trust climate scientists to move into 18th-century Yorkshire mansion

Malham Tarn House

Parish council 'concern' over National Trust's plans for future of Dales estate

Roof restoration work being undertaken at Nostell Priory, near Wakefield
Photographed by Yorkshire Post photographer Jonathan Gawthorpe.
7th July 2023.

"Anti-woke" group defeated in National Trust members' vote

Tarn Hows Copyright © Roger Ratcliffe

The popular Lake District beauty spot which will be forever Yorkshire

The scene at Sycamore Gap, next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, where the famous tree that was chopped down was removed

Sycamore Gap latest: World-famous tree cut up and moved by crane

Work has now started chainsawing the felled tree into sections for its removal (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Beloved Sycamore Gap tree to be cut up and removed from site

Police officers look at the tree at Sycamore Gap, next to Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland which has come down overnight after being "deliberately felled," the Northumberland National Park Authority has said

Update on future of much-loved Sycamore Gap tree

The Beatles hold a press reception at the Saville Theatre in London after each received an MBE at Buckingham Palace in October 1965. From left to right, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).

Paul McCartney's day in Saltaire and picking up James Taylor in a Fiat Punto

Visitors in the Dining Room at Treasurer's House, York. By Annapurna Mellor/National Trust

Delving into the untold stories of past inhabitants at an historic York house

Farmers at a country show

New exhibition captures a year in the life of a Yorkshire farming dale

A new partnership between English Heritage and the National Trust give access to the whole Hardwick estate for the first time.

Visit whole estate at historic Derbyshire stately home for the first time

Visitors at the Victorian tea-room beside the lake at Studley Royal Water Garden, North Yorkshire.

Bids for refresh at Fountains Abbey estate with extended cafe and water gardens

Evie Numan, 10, picked the piece up at a National Trust estate in Surrey, thinking it was a rock.

Girl on National Trust site walk discovers 6,000-year-old artefact

South front of Beningbrough Hall

Beningbrough Hall reopens after a major update funded by wealthy benefactor

Get out into the great outdoors this Father's Day

Going Green: Go back to nature with your dad on Father’s Day

Glastonbury Festival in 2016. Credit: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images.

'I never had a great desire to come to Glastonbury - but I'm enjoying it'

The National Trust have introduced cattle to the moorland at Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire as an important part of the site’s moorland management plan.

People and dog friendly cattle introduced to graze popular tourist spot

National Trust gardener Helen Lindley with the rhododendrons at Wentworth Castle Gardens.
Photographed by Yorkshire Post photographer Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Wentworth Castle gardens come to life with rare rhododendrons and birdsong

The village of Buckden nestling at the foot of Buckden Pike in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Picture Tony Johnson

Mobile tower beside ‘iconic’ walking route in Yorkshire Dales divides views

10 May 2022..... Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens National Trust property near York. Picture Tony Johnson

Expat living in Switzerland funds Beningbrough Hall's restoration

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land
100 Belted Galloway cows has been deployed to help conservationists preserve 50,000 acres of the Cotswolds

A swan sits on her nest guarding cygnets due to hatch over the Coronation weekend.

Yorkshire artist to capture Royal tribute from the wildlife world

York Minster has been a place of worship for 800 years

How York Minster is preserving ancient crafts - Greg Wright

York Minster has been a place of worship for 800 years

How York Minster is helping to reduce climate change

RAW Charging has announced a new contract to deliver EV charging across the National Trust's properties. Charlecote Park, Warwickshire Picture by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Ltd

RAW to deliver electric vehicle charging across National Trust properties

Beningbrough Hall. (Pic credit: Gary Longbottom)

National Trust Easter trails and activities in Yorkshire this spring

Children of the 1970s were constantly alert for finds to bring in for the school nature table. PIC: PA Photo/thinkstockphotos.

How can we get children interested in nature in this age? - Sarah Todd

Between March 18 and 26, anyone who presents a National Lottery ticket or scratch card will be able to access their favourite National Trust venues across the UK for free or at a discounted price.

National Lottery Open Week 2023 venues announced

Goddards gardens in York re-opens with a free weekend for York residents with some statues that were originally located in the gardens for visitors to discover.
Pictured is Tom Longridge, Senior Gardener with the griffin statues.
Picture Bruce Rollinson
28 February 2023.

York's hidden secret garden welcomes home historic statues after 40 years

Sarah Merker, who has tried scones across the land and singled out a Yorkshire location for one of the best.

Yorkshire scone a treat worth celebrating - The Yorkshire Post says

Wildlife photographer Paul Dunn. Picture: Nick Singleton

'How becoming a wildlife photographer changed my life'

Tim Bonner, chief executive of the Countryside Alliance, has made the call.

National Trust should get Malham Tarn open for fishing again: Tim Bonner
Those of us who harbour an obsession with the wild brown trout know that they inhabit the most wonderful places in our islands. I have been lucky enough to fish for them from lochs on the northernmost island of Shetland to the chalk streams of Hampshire and, of course, in the great trout rivers of Yorkshire.

Nunnington Hall, near Helmsley, North Yorkshire, has a new exhibition featuring work by artist Rachel Dein, titled Nunnington through the seasons. Pictured Sonia Kenny, Welcome & Service Assistant Nunnington Hall & Rievaulx Terrace looking at the works on display.
Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty. Date: 25th February 2023.

Celebrating the seasons of the garden at Nunnington Hall through art

Avebury Stone Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire.
View of sarsens on south west of circle. Image: Historic England

York archaeologist to share the secrets of the world's largest stone circle

A drone flies. (Pic credit: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)

Drone flying in the Yorkshire Dales: What do I need to do to fly a drone?

Fountains Abbey ruins

Fountains Abbey so busy on Bank Holiday Monday that cars are being turned away

This festive period at East Riddlesden Hall, near Keighley, will host a 'Civil War Christmas' party headed by the property's former owner James Murgatroyd (volunteer David Carruthers). Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Stepping back in time to when Christmas was banned with tales of secret parties

Enjoy Music and Lights at Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal ©National Trust Images/Chris Lacey

Ad Feature National Trust gives a Christmas in Yorkshire sneak peek

File photo of the Union Jack and the EU flag flying from the same mast. PIC: PA Wire/PA Images

Did we really vote for these policies during the Brexit referendum? - Andy Brown

Whether you are in the mood for a relaxing stroll from the abbey ruins to the water garden or you’d like to wander along the high ride path to the stunning view of the Temple of Piety, Fountains Abbey is a great place to take in autumn landscapes.

Best places in Yorkshire to see autumn leaves change colour

National Trust ranger Nick Chuck. The National Trust is building a 'wet woodland' at East Riddlesden Hall to clean Bradford's air and create flood barriers and habitats for rare creatures like otters and barn owls. The broader project is planting 4,000 trees - 1,500 went in in March and the rest in 2023 - now they open up the plans for visitors to see. Picture Bruce Rollinson

How trees in the fields of 17th century manor house could help fight flooding

Leeds’ Temple Newsam is known for its beautiful gardens - and, if you went to school nearby - its Blue Lady ghost. But less well known is that it had a marvel of 18th century engineering in the form of a pump

Heritage secrets revealed across Yorkshire on open day celebrations

Survey group volunteers Colin Bolton and Andrew Underdown. Credit: National Trust
Images/Luke Watson.

How Marsden Moor's peat could help unlock answers to reverse climate change

Maister House frontage in Hull Old Town

18th-century merchant's house in Hull Old Town open for first time in six years

Tarn Hall was gifted to the National Trust in 1946, and leased by the Field Studies Council, the year after

Field studies centre at Malham Tarn 'to close this autumn'

Visitors to the Cow and Calf Rocks at Ilkley Moor. Picture: Gary Longbottom.

Old summers on Ilkley Moor show the best things in life are free - YP Letters

Snow Storm at Fountains Abbey by Joe Cornish

Fountains Abbey as you may never have seen it through the lens of Joe Cornish

Stepping stones across Hebden Water at Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags.
Picture: Bruce Rollinson
Tech Details: Nikon D6, 14-24mm Nikkor lens, 5 sec @f11, 100 iso.

The off-grid mill in West Yorkshire that helped power the industrial revolution

Nick Fraser said it looks like a good season for blossom.

National Trust's #BlossomWatch Day campaign celebrates "nature's confetti"

Nun Monkton ferry re-opens this Easter bank holiday weekend. (Pic credit: Nun Monkton)

Nun Monkton ferry re-opens on Good Friday and will operate over Easter weekend

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey ranked in top 5 most peaceful National Trust properties

Nostell Priory near Wakefield. (Pic credit: Simon Hulme)

Easter trails will take place in Yorkshire over the Easter holidays for families

The dry weather has caused a fire risk on the moorland above Stott Hall Farm.

Lambing is in swing but a moorland fire causes concern at the farm on the M62

For those who do want to venture off the beaten path to Goddards, they will find fascinating gardens that staff describe as an “oasis in the city” – with a history that links it to one of York’s best loved confectioners

The hidden Yorkshire secret garden which offers a "calm oasis"

Plastic tree protectors scattered across the forest floor

Campaigners call for ban on plastic tree guards in Yorkshire's National Parks

Volunteer Jenny Hemming, removing the Rhododendrons from the site.

Volunteers needed to help look after Yorkshire's historic moorland

Wentworth Castle Gardens, in Stainborough near Barnsley. Picture: Scott Merrylees.

Letting you in on a secret Yorkshire gem - Jayne Dowle

The fire on Marsden Moor in April burned for three days and caused extensive damage. Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty

Marsden Moor peat soils could take thousands of years to recover from blaze

‘Framing the landscape’ at Wessenden Head

Picture Post: ‘Framing the landscape’ at Wessenden Head

Undated handout photo issued by The Wildlife Trusts of degraded peatlands in Yorkshire.

National Trust and Monty Don right to call for ban on peat in compost