{"id":9908,"date":"2015-04-01T17:05:25","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T16:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=9908"},"modified":"2015-04-01T17:05:25","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T16:05:25","slug":"nts-forward-plan-includes-nt-helping-las-manage-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=9908","title":{"rendered":"NT\u2019s forward plan: includes NT helping LA\u2019s manage parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The National Trust (NT) has launched a new natural environment strategy, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u2018Playing our part \u2013 What does the nation need from the National Trust in the 21 century?\u2019 <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">which aims to show how through partnership it will manage its own assets and work with others in ways that can also benefit the historic environment.<\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local authorities who have responsibility for managing historic parks or gardens will be interested in the news that the strategy includes news of opportunities for partnership working, as page 21 of the review states:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018We will help find innovative new ways to manage local parks and heritage. If the old way is broken, we will play a part in finding the new way.<\/li>\n<li>We will explore and give support to local authorities, charities and communities in how to manage local heritage and green space, drawing on our own experience of the day-to-day maintenance of green spaces and heritage \u2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The National Trust (NT) writes:<br \/>\n<\/span>We\u2019ve launched an ambitious plan to nurse the natural environment back to health and reverse the alarming decline in wildlife. Our strategy for the next decade will also see us invest in looking after the nation\u2019s heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Climate change now poses the single biggest threat to the places we look after, bringing new, damaging threats to a natural environment already under pressure. It also poses a growing conservation challenge for the houses and gardens in our care.\u00a0 The countryside had been damaged by decades of unsustainable land management, which has seen intensive farming and now climate change undermine the long-term health of the land. Sixty per cent of species have declined in the UK over the last 50 years, habitats have been destroyed and over-worked soils have been washed out to sea.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll develop new, innovative ways of managing land on a large scale, which are good for farmers, the economy and the environment. We\u2019ll work with partners to help look after some of the country\u2019s most important landscapes, reconnecting habitats and bringing back their natural beauty.\u00a0 The next decade will mark a new chapter in our history, which will see us increasingly join forces with other charities, government, business and local communities to improve the quality of the land and attract wildlife back to our fields, woods and river banks.\u00a0 Playing our part in mitigating climate change will also be a priority and we\u2019ll cut our energy usage by 20 per cent by 2020 and source 50 per cent of that from renewable sources on our land. We\u2019ll also explore what role we could play in helping to safeguard the future of public green spaces.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll spend more than ever on looking after our historic houses and collections, clearing the backlog of repairs. We\u2019ll also look at ways to help local communities look after the heritage that\u2019s important to them, playing a leading role in the annual Heritage Open Days event.\u00a0 As people\u2019s tastes change and expectations grow, we\u2019ll work harder to give our visitors experiences that are emotionally rewarding, intellectually stimulating and inspire them to support our cause. We\u2019ll invest in major changes at our most visited houses to transform how we tell the story of why they matter.\u00a0 To help members make the most of their membership, most properties will be moving to being open 364 days a year. Members and supporters will get more personalised information from us about events and activities and will be able to get enhanced information on our digital channels.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The protection of our natural environment and historic places over the past 100 years has been core to the work of the Trust but it has never been just about looking after our own places,\u2019 says Helen Ghosh, our Director General. \u2018This is a long-term commitment, for the benefit of generations to come.\u00a0 Our strategy will see us working more collaboratively with a range of partners &#8211; we will support where we can and lead where we should,\u2019 adds our Chairman Tim Parker. \u2018The National Trust has always responded to the challenges of the time. I believe our founders would be proud of our ambitions and the part we plan to play.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/cs\/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&amp;blobheader=application%2Fpdf&amp;blobkey=id&amp;blobtable=MungoBlobs&amp;blobwhere=1349129524981&amp;ssbinary=true\" target=\"_blank\">Download the strategy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.localgov.co.uk\/National-Trust-to-help-councils-fund-parks\/38371\" target=\"_blank\">View the LocalGov article on park management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/article-1355889098114\/\" target=\"_blank\">View the NT press release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Trust (NT) has launched a new natural environment strategy, \u2018Playing our part \u2013 What does the nation need from the National Trust in the 21 century?\u2019 which aims to show how through partnership it will manage its own &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=9908\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9908"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9909,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9908\/revisions\/9909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}