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Strong winds and lightning strikes batter much of UK

Met Office says it could not verify if strong gusts in Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire were a tornado

The Guardian - UK

Wrestling the octopus: the masked gang who fought to save England from urban sprawl

Bludy Beershop, Bill Stickers, Red Biddy: with their unlikely pseudonyms, the members of ‘Ferguson’s Gang’ raised a fortune for the National Trust – and rescued many landmarks from oblivion. But who were they?

The Guardian - UK

76% of children want to spend more time in nature, new research shows - but parents face these two common barriers

The National Trust has asked children and parents about access to the outdoors, and it's calling on the government to ensure that everyone lives within 15 minutes of a green space.

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The right is as stale as its ‘woke National Trust scones’ gambit

The heritage body’s alleged descent into butter-free wokeness is a storm in an afternoon teacup whipped up by its cultural foes

The Guardian - UK

It’s always margarine for me in scone recipes – butter’s for posh bakers

Letters: Jenny Paton-Williams and Cath Pollard respond to a storm in a teacup over the National Trust’s scones

The Guardian - UK

Nature's Confetti: National Trust celebrates spring with stunning digital blossom installation at Outernet

Outernet’s latest mind-boggling show sees a series of exquisite pink flowers and petals projected across four-storey high screens

Evening Standard

Truss-backed PopCon rallies behind comedian Ed Gamble after TfL ban his hotdog ad

The Right-wing group has hit out at the ‘nanny state’ intervention

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If you really want kids to spend less time online, make space for them in the real world

Tech firms can do more, but it’s the government’s job to ensure children have safe places to play – and it’s not doing it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

National Trust defends vegan scone recipe after ‘wokery’ criticism

Charity says plain and fruit scones have been dairy-free for years, but can be ‘enjoyed with butter or cream’

The Guardian - UK

From Kloof Street to Kalk Bay: a luxury hotel tour in Cape Town

From a palatial pink hotel with Wes Anderson appeal, to a wine estate where they rub shoulders with Stormzy and Maya Jama, Meg Honigmann and her native grandma travel coast to coast to see if the city’s luxest hotels are worth the hype

Evening Standard

Three-quarters of children want more time in nature, says National Trust

Charity publishes survey findings as it calls for youngsters to be no more than a 15-minute walk from green spaces

The Guardian - UK

National Trust is 'going in the wrong direction' and guilty of 'serious flaws', claims former chairman

The former chairman of the National Trust has warned that the organisation is “going in the wrong direction” after a report accused it of “subversion of democracy”.

Evening Standard

Simon Armitage releases spring-themed poetry collection celebrating blossom

Poet laureate produces 10 poems, haiku and a musical EP, working with National Trust as it renews its blossom campaign

The Guardian - UK

Forbidden fungi: why mushrooms have been banished from National Trust menus

The conservation charity will no longer be serving mushrooms at its sites – and it’s all to do with the special powers of peat bogs

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Bees move out while National Trust house in Wales gets new roof

Exclusive: Former owners of Plas yn Rhiw stipulated insects be protected so given temporary home while work takes place

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Seedlings from felled Sycamore Gap tree have sprouted, says National Trust

Cuttings were salvaged from world-famous tree by Hadrian’s Wall after it was cut down last year

The Guardian - UK

12 of the best UK breaks to celebrate spring

From blossom trails to bluebell woods, and foraging to farm stays, we’ve picked some of the finest seasonal getaways

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Gardens in England and Wales blooming four weeks early, says National Trust

Early flowering of magnolias, camellias and rhododendrons ‘a sign of how our seasons are shifting’

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The Guardian - UK

Spring flowers: 10 of the best places in the UK to see them bloom

Witch hazel and snowdrops, hellebores and daffodils – with the country set to burst into bloom, we find the best of the season’s first offerings

The Guardian - UK

Floating spiders and insect-eating plants: leaky dams revive Dorset’s bogs

Porous dams in Purbeck are being used to ‘rewet’ the mires, bringing a richer landscape for flora and fauna

The Guardian - UK

Prehistoric peatland plants and bugs found in UK ‘time capsule’

Frozen snapshot could help revive ancient Exmoor woodland and protect against ravages of climate change

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If the National Trust can be captured by a fake grassroots group, what public institution is safe?

Restore Trust’s insidious campaign to get its preferred candidates on to the body’s board could set a dangerous precedent

The Guardian - UK

Starmer to defend RNLI and National Trust from ‘desperate’ Tory culture war

Labour leader’s speech will be his most outspoken response to ‘woke’ politics criticisms by Conservatives

The Guardian - UK

Giant tortoise mystery: how did seven protected reptiles end up dead in Devon woods?

As discovery baffles community, police examine potential link to 2021 find in same forest

Evening Standard

Tiny one-bedroom 'castle' in Morden available to rent from National Trust for £1,600pcm

The one-bedroom property comes with its own ghost and a free National Trust tenant pass

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