Making Killerton more resilient to climate change

Set in 6,400 acres of Devon countryside, the Killerton estate is an important wildlife haven. But its riverbanks, woodlands, parkland and farmland are threatened by climate change, which is bringing droughts, storms, heatwaves and heavy rainfall. This is why the National Trust is delivering nine projects across the estate to create new wildlife habitats, prevent flooding and store carbon and water.
In winter, the team at Killerton will plant and establish 70,000 trees and create more hedgerows. A further 600 trees will be planted outside of woodlands to create the ancient trees of the future. The National Trust will also be restoring the flood plain next to the River Culm, which runs through the estate. This will involve creating wildlife-rich wetland habitats and increasing shade in some areas while letting more light into places where animals feed and fish spawn. With support from DEFRA’s Green Recovery Challenge fund and HSBC UK, we’re taking collective action to mitigate and adapt to the threats of climate change and give Killerton a brighter, more sustainable future.


We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference. Nature, beauty, history. For everyone, for ever.

[joedredd]

I used to voluenteer here for a while, unfortuently I can not afford to voluneteer anymore with the National Trust and it saddens me such is life, when I was here for a while, I really enjoyed being here, I was here for a few of the christmas events, it was a lovely atmopshere and so much fun being a room guide, it is so much fun being a room guide for the national trust, this house I would highly recommend visiting, it is so lovely here, enjoy your visit if you go.

[Worldtree-dwdt]

Let's leave the shouty culture warriors to squabble in their sandpit of manufactured outrage while the rest of us mature adults try to get on with being kind to one another.