Like most UK charities, the National Trust depends on legacies to help it look after its special places such as Saltram, near Plymouth. By taking part in the Free Wills Month campaign this October, you could help support this precious green space on the outskirts of the city and its magnificent mansion and gardens for future generations to enjoy.
The thousands of visitors walking the South Devon coastline this summer are benefiting from several improvement projects as part of the South West Coast Path 40th Anniversary.
Thanks to funding from the Great South West Walk, Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and the National Trust, several projects have been completed, with more to go ahead later in the summer.
The National Trust team at Plym Valley has been asked by Torbridge High School to help their students achieve as many of the Trust’s ‘50 things to do before you're 11 ¾’ in one week.
This week, fifteen students are working with rangers from Wembury, Lydford and the Plym Valley, as well as Devon Wildlife, to achieve a variety of tasks from the list.
On the evening of Friday 14 June and Friday 12 July, National Trust’s Saltram House near Plymouth will create an evening of entertainment spanning 250 years, from the Georgians to the Jazz Age.
‘Parkers at play’ will see staff and volunteers donning period dress to give visitors a unique insight into the Parker family’s hobbies, pastimes and conversations. These have been taken from...
Last week photography students from Plymouth College of Art came out to help National Trust rangers collect litter from Wembury beach.
Lorna Sherriff, Ranger for South Devon said: "At first the group looked down onto the beach and said it was all clean, but when they got down there and I showed them all the small pieces of plastic, polystyrene and fishing rope which were laying on the...
People living in and around Efford could become trail blazers at an event designed to give them the lowdown on all the good things happening at their local nature reserve.
Efford Marsh will be the place to be next Friday for people who want to get involved with nature around them as well as help shape the future of their area.
Metalworkers Gary and Thomas Thrussell will be a...
To help kids tick off their list of 50 things to do before you’re 11¾ the staff and volunteers at Saltram, near Plympton, are launching a number of activities to do on the estate this Bank Holiday Monday, including pond dipping, bird watching, building dens, geo-caching and creating wild art.
In a bid to help children reconnect with nature, the National Trust has asked more than 1,...
