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A big thank you to everyone who has helped turn waste tax into community wealth! #LCF30 #TheLCF

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But thanks to the LCF and a public fundraising campaign, we were able to make critical structural repairs and enable the site to open in 2020 for the public, preserving this special place for many years to come.

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Built in the 1820s to commemorate the Duke of Wellington’s victory at the Battle of Waterloo, it was closed to the public, with visible structural cracks and failing stone masonry causing sections to break away.

One of the most notable projects supported Wellington Monument, which had an uncertain future back in 2018.

And we are proud to have played our part in this milestone. Over the last three decades, we have successfully fundraised over £9m from the LCF, supporting over 270 projects, helping shape community spaces, heritage sites, and biodiversity initiatives.

Since 1996, a portion of landfill tax is diverted directly into community and environmental projects and the LCF has reshaped the UK’s local infrastructure ever since.

For 30 years, the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) has shown the value of innovative policy to local communities, notably playing a crucial role in saving the much-loved Wellington Monument back in 2018. Here's how...

Wellington Monument. A tall stone structure extends at the top of a hillside, overlooking trees and fields below

A cream and green-coloured graphic. Details include illustrations of a house, a slide and a hand. Wording is as follows: "more than 60,000 community, heritage and nature recovery projects successfully delivered. Over £1.7 billion channeled into local community infrastructure and the natural environment."

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 30/09/2026

🍄 Fungi season alert 🍄 We don't meant to alarm anyone, but the best time of the year has arrived. Check out these specimens found at Sheffield Park and Garden. Behold: orange peel fungus, fly agaric, rounded earth star and cauliflower fungus

Bright orange fungus that looks like slithered of curled orange peel amongst brown leaves

A classic toadstool with a white stem, red top and white spots growing out of a bed of bright yellow leaves

Fascinating white mushroom globes with an outer layer peeled back that looks like a star. They are growing from dark earth

A huge sponge of beige fungus growing at the based of a large tree trunk

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Nobody has ever regretted a scone after a long walk.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 29/09/2026

This former golf course has been turned into a nature reserve 💚 Sandilands is designed to help nature thrive. The reserve is expected to provide important habitat for birds and forms part of the internationally important East Coast Flyway, one of Europe's major migration routes.

Two long-legged avocets with white chests and black heads and beaks at the edge of water, with four tiny white fluffy chicks following in their wake

An aerial view of a former golf course at the edge of the coast, with a strip of beige sand on one side, and many ponds, pathways, wetland and marshes within it under a cloudy sky

A view of long thistley grass under a hazy blue sky surrounding a vast pond

An adult avocet with long legs, a white body, black head and beak leading three fluffy grey chicks behind it along the water's edge with a scrubby bank rising behind them

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As the tree regrows, we will work with partners and local communities to celebrate the tree’s legacy but - for now - the stump has grown a thick ring of new shoots which are two to three feet tall, and we're filled with hope by the way nature is taking its course. Photos: Annapurna Mellor

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Today marks three years since the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was illegally felled. We're pleased to bring you new images which reveal how the stump is growing, a sure sign that the tree is in recovery.

The stump is hidden by a thick ring of green shoots

Showing tall shoots, growing above the stump

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This milestone reflects years of dedication from our rangers and volunteers through nest box installations and habitat management. These protected birds are now benefiting from the park's thriving grasslands, which provide plenty of field voles for hungry, growing chicks.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 25/09/2026

We have something very cute to share with you today 🦉 This summer, a pair of barn owls successfully reared four owlets at Kedleston Hall, marking Kedleston's first known breeding success in over two decades.

Four young barn owls jostle onto the small wooden ledge of their nest box, fixed to a huge oak tree behind them

A young barn owl in flight, its wings stretched up above it against a blurry green background, its white heart-shaped face facing the camera

A young barn own in flight, a blurry oak tree behind it, its huge white and brown wings beating downwards as it looks at the camera

A barn owl swooping down with its wings fanned wide across a field of long purplish grass

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Looking for someone to debate whether it's a castle or "technically a house" with...

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 23/09/2026

Our petition calls for: - Climate resilience to be a national mission - Investment in nature as essential infrastructure - Better support for Fire and Rescue Services 100,000 voices with one clear message for those in power: it’s time to act.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 23/09/2026

Our wildfire petition has reached 100,000 signatures in four weeks - that’s 100,000 people urging the Government to take action on climate change.

An Fire and Rescue Service vehicle is parked on a passage between charred remains of heathland

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 23/09/2026

I'm not a 🏃‍♀️‍➡️🥇💪🏆️ hiker. I'm a 🪲🧚‍♂️🌺🌈🦋✨️ hiker.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 22/09/2026

We are celebrating one of nature’s most spectacular showstoppers: the dahlia. These bold blooms come in a rainbow of colours and shapes, bringing bursts of pink, purple, red and gold to September gardens. We can’t get enough!

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 19/09/2026

Hi Jill, this is 22 Parkside in Wimbledon!

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 18/09/2026

Through the generosity of the Rogers family, the house has passed from private ownership into the shared inheritance of the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 18/09/2026

This modernist home has been given to the National Trust. Designed by renowned architects Richard + Su Rogers, the house is regarded as one of the most important examples of modern British architecture. Many of the ideas developed there would go on to influence some of his most famous buildings.

A tree dappling a modern house with shadows in the sunlight. The house is yellow with a glass front, through which yellow walls and modern chairs and tables can be seen.

A view into a room with a glass wall on one side looking out into a garden, with colourful green and orange walls opposite. A low table and orange storage containers are against the back wall, with a modern reclining chair in the foreground

A mirrored wardrobe, slightly open to reveal orange shelving. In the mirror the rest of the room can be seen: a mirrored seating area and glass doors looking out into a garden

A modern sink in front of a mirrored recess with a stainless steel curving towel rack on one side and a window in the ceiling, so that the sky is reflected in the mirrors

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 13/09/2026

A huge well done to our Great North Run team today 🎉 Thank you for running miles that matter 🩵

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 12/09/2026

Has anyone gotten out their big coat already?

A large woollen overcoat hanging on a hook beside a beige satchel beside a doorway that looks through to a clay-tiled kitchen with wooden beams and chairs visible

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 09/09/2026

Our friends at RAW Charging are offering visitors 50% off electric vehicle charging from 11th - 20th September to celebrate Heritage Open Days! Available on RAW chargers at over 70 places in our care across the country. Details here: buff.ly/tlJc6vg

A person uses a phone to pay for a car charging point

A red electric car being charged by a charging point

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Thomas More Scanning | Yorkshire

See conservation science in action and discover how we’re using it to better understand and care for our collections at Nostell until 18 September: buff.ly/aHcwKzY

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Explore the Thomas More portrait through cutting-edge scanning technology and discover hidden details about its history, creation and condition.

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Who painted it? How closely does it match Hans Holbein the Younger’s lost original? And what secrets might be hidden beneath the surface?

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Arguably the first group portrait of a British family at home, the painting remained in its packing case for most of the 18th century because its size made it so difficult to hang.

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Visitors at Nostell can watch heritage scientists live at work for the first time as experts from the Hamilton Kerr Institute use cutting-edge infrared imaging to investigate the mysteries of More and his family.

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What secrets will be revealed about this Tudor masterpiece? A spectacular portrait depicting Sir Thomas More - who was executed for treason by Henry VIII - and his household is part of a UK first.

Two people sit on a bench to admire a large life-size painting hung on a stone wall

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Arguably the first group portrait of a British family at home, the painting remained in its packing case for most of the 18th century because its size made it so difficult to hang.

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Visitors at Nostell will be able to watch heritage scientists live at work for the first time as experts from the Hamilton Kerr Institute use cutting-edge infrared imaging to investigate the mysteries of More and his family.

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