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Dorset's 100-Year-Old Cerne Giant Faces Climate-Fuelled Wear—Volunteers May 'Chalk Him More Often'

The Cerne Giant, a historic chalk figure in Dorset, faces accelerated erosion due to climate change, prompting more frequent restoration efforts by the National Trust.

International Business Times UK

Rechalking beloved Cerne Giant is a sticky process – and climate crisis is making it worse

Volunteers head to Dorset countryside to restore the figure, but increasing heat means techniques have had to be adapted

The Guardian - UK

Cerne Abbas Giant undergoing once-a-decade re-chalking

The Cerne Abbas Giant hillside figure is entering its next chapter, as it receives a makeover.

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Cerne Abbas Giant gets early makeover as extreme weather takes toll

The hillside figure is rechalked by hand every seven to 10 years

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap tree to live on as National Trust unveils art tribute

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Multimedia arts project wins Sycamore Gap tree commission after public vote

‘Living archive’ will mark loss of Northumberland landmark with storytelling, sound and sculpture using saved wood

The Guardian - UK

National Trust announces winner of Sycamore Gap artwork competition with ambitious ‘soundscape’ set to go on display

The centuries-old sycamore tree was illegally felled in September 2023

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Roses bloom ‘weeks early’ as climate change upends flowering patterns

The National Trust said rose displays at properties in the south of England are blooming earlier than ever before.

Evening Standard

UK urgently needs maximum working temperatures to survive extreme heat, experts warn

Climate report calls for widespread air conditioning amid warning UK temperatures will to exceed 40C by 2050

The Independent UK

Influencer fees: why the National Trust is making TikTokers cough up

The charity is in the headlines yet again, this time for asking people filming paid-for content on its sites to pay a fee. Is it all just a storm in a tea room?

The Guardian - UK

White House Reveals Secret Underground Hospital for Trump, 79, Inside Contested $1 Billion 'Military Ballroom'

The White House says Donald Trump's contested 'Military Top Secret Ballroom' will house a secret underground hospital, recasting a lavish entertainment venue as a billion-dollar security and medical complex.

International Business Times UK

‘Puffin cam’ returns to give viewers bird’s eye view of the Farne Islands

The National Trust is bringing back a live stream that clocked a quarter of a million views last breeding season.

Evening Standard

‘Puffin-cam’ goes live on Farne Islands to give public bird’s eye view of seabird breeding spectacle

The National Trust is offering a live stream that clocked a quarter of a million views last breeding season

The Independent UK

Revealed: The best UK holiday cottage companies, according to experts

Exclusive: Getaway providers such as the Landmark Trust, Unique Cottages and English Heritage all feature on the list

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Defending the White House Ballroom, the DOJ Files a Trump Tantrum Masquerading As a Motion

The brief, which asks a federal judge to reconsider an injunction blocking the project, reads like it was transcribed from the president's Truth Social account.

International Business Times UK

'Unconventional' DOJ Filing Claims National Trust is 'Fake' and Has 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' in Move to Dissolve Ballroom Injunction

The DOJ filed a motion against the National Trust for Historic Preservation, using unconventional language and citing national security concerns following a White House event shooting.

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Trump Used Saturday's Shooting to Give Historic Preservationists a 9AM Deadline to Drop Their Lawsuit, or the DOJ Will Kill It for Them

Following a security breach at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the Trump administration pressures the National Trust to drop its lawsuit against the White House ballroom construction, citing security concerns.

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National Trust to close more than 130 holiday cottages across the UK

The conservation charity said that the properties would become long-term rentals

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With His Grandiose White House Ballroom Plan, Trump Again Asserts the Power To Do As He Pleases

"No statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have," U.S. District Judge Richard Leon concluded when he enjoined the project.

The Guardian - UK

Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns

National Trust says one year after reintroduction they are enriching habitats and may be having kits this summer

The Independent UK

How to have a literary-inspired stay in Yorkshire’s Bronte country

With the Wuthering Heights film causing a surge of visitors to Yorkshire (and sales of the book skyrocketing), Lucy McGuire takes a trip to the region where Emily and her sisters grew up to learn more about the places that nurtured the literary family

The Independent UK

National Trust urges public to lobby politicians to reverse nature ‘freefall’

Rare campaign launched by the charity comes as polling shows restoring nature is important for voters of all political hues.

The Guardian - UK

A Queer Inheritance by Michael Hall review – the National Trust’s LGBTQ history revealed

It’s recently been accused of turning ‘woke’ – but the institution has been gay since the beginning, argues this deeply researched book

Evening Standard

Public to vote on artists shortlisted to create work from Sycamore Gap tree wood

The six shortlisted artists have been unveiled and the public ballot is open.

The Independent UK

Wood from illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree to be made into stunning artwork

The public can now vote on which of the shortlisted artists should make the creation

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