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Rare heron seen at Somerset estate where river has been allowed to run free
By Steven Morris

Black-crowned night heron one of many species thriving at Holnicote Estate where river ‘reset’ has transformed area into lush oasis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/24/rare-night-heron-somerset-holnicote-river-reset

#Birds #TheNationalTrust #Somerset #UKnews #Endangeredspecies #England #Conservation #Environment #Rivers #Wildlife #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

Rare heron seen at Somerset estate where river has been allowed to run free
By Steven Morris

Black-crowned night heron one of many species thriving at Holnicote Estate where river ‘reset’ has transformed area into lush oasis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/24/rare-night-heron-somerset-holnicote-river-reset

#Birds #TheNationalTrust #Somerset #UKnews #Endangeredspecies #England #Conservation #Environment #Rivers #Wildlife #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

Jailed double killer says new sexual offences trial a tactic to stop his release
By Steven Morris

Allan Grimson, convicted in 2001 of murdering two men, was in line for a parole hearing before new investigation

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/23/jailed-double-killer-trial-sexual-charges-tactic-release

#Crime #UKnews #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades
By Steven Morris

Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/baby-puffin-first-dorset-coast-three-decades

#Birds #Dorset #Wildlife #Marinelife #England #Animals #Conservation #Environment #UKnews #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades
By Steven Morris

Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/baby-puffin-first-dorset-coast-three-decades

#Birds #Dorset #Wildlife #Marinelife #England #Animals #Conservation #Environment #UKnews #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

‘We weren’t at fault’: British yacht couple bristle at ‘armchair sailors’ and Russian denials
By Steven Morris

Exclusive: Jane and Alan Kelvey reflect on close encounter with Russian warship a few hours into two-month sailing trip

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/16/british-yacht-couple-russian-warship-armchair-sailors

#UKnews #England #MinistryofDefence #Russia #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

Bristol declared ‘city of harm reduction’ as Greens seek less punitive drug policy
By Steven Morris

Councillors pass motion that paves way to setting up drugs-consumption facility where users can be helped and treated

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/15/bristol-drug-policy-city-of-harm-reduction-greens

#Bristol #Drugs #Localpolitics #Greenparty #Politics #Society #Localgovernment #UKnews #England #Healthpolicy #Health #Publicservicespolicy #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

Bristol declared ‘city of harm reduction’ as Greens seek less punitive drug policy
By Steven Morris

Councillors pass motion that paves way to setting up drugs-consumption facility where users can be helped and treated

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/15/bristol-drug-policy-city-of-harm-reduction-greens

#Bristol #Drugs #Localpolitics #Greenparty #Politics #Society #Localgovernment #UKnews #England #Healthpolicy #Health #Publicservicespolicy #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

Bristol declared ‘city of harm reduction’ as Greens seek less punitive drug policy
By Steven Morris

Councillors pass motion that paves way to setting up drugs-consumption facility where users can be helped and treated

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/15/bristol-drug-policy-city-of-harm-reduction-greens

#Bristol #Drugs #Localpolitics #Greenparty #Politics #Society #Localgovernment #UKnews #England #Healthpolicy #Health #Publicservicespolicy #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

‘Warts and all’: SS Great Britain museum reopens with ‘rounded’ history of ship
By Steven Morris

Bristol Dockyards takes reflective look at imperialism, migration and lives onboard Brunel’s revolutionary vessel

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/15/ss-great-britain-museum-reopens-with-rounded-history-of-ship-bristol-dockyards

#Bristol #Museums #Heritage #Britishempire #Colonialism #England #UKnews #Culture #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

UK in ‘firewave’ as extreme heat provides ideal conditions for wildfires, experts warn
By Steven Morris

National Fire Chiefs Council say emergency services dealing with 19 wildfires across Britain, many near urban areas

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/conwy-villagers-flee-homes-as-wildfires-burn-in-wales-and-england

#Wildfires #UKnews #Climatecrisis #Extremeheat #Environment #Wales #Firefighters #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use – The National Trust – The Guardian

‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use

Charity plans to make stately homes more welcoming by inviting visitors to use furniture and reading rooms

By Steven Morris, Mon 12 Jan 2026 00.00 EST

There was a time, not so long ago, when a visit to a National Trust stately home could be a staid affair and sitting on the furniture tended to be discouraged, with pine cones or teasels often placed on chairs to remind people not to perch.

This year, one of the aims of the conservation charity will be to make people feel more at ease in its grand houses and, where practical, allow them to sit on historic chairs and use libraries and reading rooms rather than simply peer into them.

“The key principle is we want people to be able to feel at home, feel relaxed and welcome,” said Tarnya Cooper, the National Trust’s cultural heritage director. “These places belong to all of us. We want people to sit down, pause, relax.”

Two properties, Wightwick Manor in the West Midlands and Blickling Estate in Norfolk have already been made more welcoming.

At Wightwick, chairs that people are free to sit on are being identified with cushions decorated with cats while at Blickling, modern children’s books and nonfiction volumes have been placed along the visitor route, such as the Lower Ante and Upper Ante rooms, so visitors can rest and read.

The trust is making sure there are more places for people to take a seat at The Vyne in Hampshire, Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire, Upton House in Warwickshire, and Dyrham Park, near Bath.

Bibliophiles will be able to read in libraries at Wightwick Manor, Powis Castle, mid Wales, and Kingston Lacy, Dorset.

Another initiative to make visits more comfortable will be to improve lighting. A project to light a pair of Rubens portraits, two of the glories of the trust’s art collection – and to lower them so people could see them better – is already proving popular.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: ‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use | The National Trust | The Guardian

‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use – The National Trust – The Guardian

‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use

Charity plans to make stately homes more welcoming by inviting visitors to use furniture and reading rooms

By Steven Morris, Mon 12 Jan 2026 00.00 EST

There was a time, not so long ago, when a visit to a National Trust stately home could be a staid affair and sitting on the furniture tended to be discouraged, with pine cones or teasels often placed on chairs to remind people not to perch.

This year, one of the aims of the conservation charity will be to make people feel more at ease in its grand houses and, where practical, allow them to sit on historic chairs and use libraries and reading rooms rather than simply peer into them.

“The key principle is we want people to be able to feel at home, feel relaxed and welcome,” said Tarnya Cooper, the National Trust’s cultural heritage director. “These places belong to all of us. We want people to sit down, pause, relax.”

Two properties, Wightwick Manor in the West Midlands and Blickling Estate in Norfolk have already been made more welcoming.

At Wightwick, chairs that people are free to sit on are being identified with cushions decorated with cats while at Blickling, modern children’s books and nonfiction volumes have been placed along the visitor route, such as the Lower Ante and Upper Ante rooms, so visitors can rest and read.

The trust is making sure there are more places for people to take a seat at The Vyne in Hampshire, Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire, Upton House in Warwickshire, and Dyrham Park, near Bath.

Bibliophiles will be able to read in libraries at Wightwick Manor, Powis Castle, mid Wales, and Kingston Lacy, Dorset.

Another initiative to make visits more comfortable will be to improve lighting. A project to light a pair of Rubens portraits, two of the glories of the trust’s art collection – and to lower them so people could see them better – is already proving popular.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: ‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use | The National Trust | The Guardian

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