Heritage Open Days is bigger than ever and thousands of people celebrated their local heritage at events around the country earlier this month. In this blog Harriet Roberts, Heritage Open Days Media Manager, tells us about this year’s festival. ‘Let’s open the doors!’ announced Heritage Open Days patron, Loyd Grossman OBE. He was speaking on…
For many people, our outstanding landscapes and beautiful coast and countryside are what make us proud of our country – and one of the biggest draws for overseas visitors too. Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) help keep these areas special. And this week these precious landscapes are being celebrated, as Outstanding Week gets underway.…
The second State of Nature report reveals that over half of UK wildlife species have declined over recent decades. We’re playing our part in restoring nature at our places. High Brown Fritillary butterfly at Heddon Valley. The High Brown Fritillary is one of Britain’s most threatened butterflies. ©National Trust Images/Matthew Oates The report, published three years…
George Osborne, Raymond Blanc and our own Director-General Dame Helen Ghosh have all jumped the River Lily. Today follow in theirs and King Canute’s footsteps and ‘ford’ the Lily as part of this year’s Heritage Open Days. Canute’s Crossing is a free-to-all community event, celebrating the legend that in 1016 King Canute ‘forded the Lily’…
Heritage Open Days, the UK’s largest festival of heritage, is in full swing. Over the next 3 days you can enjoy free access to events and venues celebrating what’s special about your local places. In today’s blog Dr. Rebekah Wood tells us about one of the last remaining music halls of its kind and how Heritage…
Heritage Open Days, the UK’s largest festival of heritage, kicks off today. Over the next 4 days you can enjoy free access to hundreds of events and venues around the country celebrating all that heritage has to offer. This year we’ve teamed up with the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers to bring to life the 400-year old tradition…
Today’s State of UK Public Parks report from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) revealed that our parks face a real risk of terminal decline, unless action is taken now to adapt and change our approach to managing and funding this popular public service. Helen Ghosh, Director-General of the National Trust said “Today’s report from HLF…
