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Work has now started chainsawing the felled tree into sections for its removal (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Beloved Sycamore Gap tree to be cut up and removed from site

Evie Numan, 10, picked the piece up at a National Trust estate in Surrey, thinking it was a rock.

Girl on National Trust site walk discovers 6,000-year-old artefact

Get out into the great outdoors this Father's Day

Going Green: Go back to nature with your dad on Father’s Day

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land

Between March 18 and 26, anyone who presents a National Lottery ticket or scratch card will be able to access their favourite National Trust venues across the UK for free or at a discounted price.

National Lottery Open Week 2023 venues announced

Heart Arch Walk is a star of the show at Christmas at Gibside 2022

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Christmas At Gibside set to wow in 2022

Ad Feature PREVIEW: Christmas At Gibside returns to wow in 2022

Winston Churchill carrying out some brick work at his home in Chartwell, Kent, in 1928 (photo: Getty Images)

Chartwell: Where you get to know the man who is behind the myth

Seaton Deleval Hall

Applications are now open for the 2022-23 North East Emerging Artist Award

Crook Hall Gardens.

National Trust reveals opening date and details for Crook Hall

Looking forward to getting out and about during the half-term week? Take a look at some of our most popular reader recommendations.

15 North East tourist spots to visit with your family this half term

The annual puffin census returns to The Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast

See rangers carry out puffin census on the Farne Islands

Let children get out and about

7 half-term hacks to keep your kids entertained on a budget

An image of debris at the bottom of the cliff near Easington Colliery.

Warning to coastal walkers following 'pretty dramatic cliff fall'

Readers have been sharing some of their favourite places to go for a winter walk. Is yours included?

13 North East places for a New Year walk

Chapel and Fire Garden at Christmas at Gibside 2021

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There are more than a million reasons to visit the dazzling new Christmas At Gibside after-dark trail.

Christmas At Gibside

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Christmas Cathedral by Mandylights. Photo by Richard Haughton © Sony Music

Ad Feature Christmas at Gibside trail to sparkle with more than a million lights

Easter is just around the corner, but with Covid restrictions still in place across the UK, festivities may look a little different this year (Photo: Shutterstock)

5 Easter ideas for kids: fun activities, crafts and games for children during th...

The Ignite Trail runs through December at Gibside

11 pictures as stunning Ignite Trail light installations illuminate Gibside

Dazzling lights, lanterns, fantasy and fire - Ignite Gibside, selective dates from December 11 to 30, 2020.

Ad Feature WIN Ignite Gibside opening night family tickets

Savour the splendour of autumn’s colours with a National Trust day out

Chartwell in Kent is one of the properties featured in the report (Photo: Peter King/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

93 National Trust properties have links to historic slavery and colonialism - ac...

An after-dark lights spectacular is coming to Gibside.

Gibside gardens to light up this winter

Entries will close on 9 September 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Your child could win a year’s supply of free Lego sets this summer - here’s how ...

Penshaw Monument near Sunderland.

National Trust plans 1,200 job cuts

The Farne Islands.

Hopes for Farne trips raised
Tourists have been given some hope that they might be able to visit the Farne Islands this summer.

Does this photo really show a bat the size of a human? (Photo: @AlexJoestar622)

This photo of a human sized bat in the Philippines is confusing everyone - but i...

Top picnic spots.

Cragside ranked among top UK picnic spots

Cragside.

Cragside reopens for pre-booked visits

Check out top spots for summer staycations

Puffins on the Farne Islands.

How breeding puffins may be benefiting from absence of visitors

New tickets are set to be released every Friday, giving customers an option of staggered entry times to choose from. (Credit: National Trust Kingston Lacey)

You can now pre-book a visit to these 38 National Trust sites - here’s how

Wallington Hall
Picture by Jane Coltman

The North East National Trust properties set to reopen

Here's when National Trust parks, properties and car parks will reopen as UK loc...

What you need to know about being able to drive somewhere to walk your dog (Photo: Shutterstock)

Can I drive somewhere else to exercise or walk my dog? Lockdown rules in UK expl...

Locked-down Brits could face fines for picking wildflowers on daily walk

Rothbury councillor Steven Bridgett on ITV's This Morning.

Plea on This Morning over visitor influx

Beatles fan needed for 'once in a lifetime' tour guide job - here's how to apply

Affectionate puffins on the Farne Islands. Picture: Paul Kingston and NNP.

Farne puffin numbers stable despite flooding fears

Views of the seal pups on the Farne Islands. Picture: NNP.

Say cheese! First Atlantic grey seal pups of the season spotted off Northumberla...

Walker enjoys Souter Lighthouse, Whitburn

10 National Trust places which are unveiling their secrets for free on Heritage ...