Spring has been a busy and productive time for the Heather Trust. A huge thank you to everyone who supported our recent Spring Auction. Together you helped raise nearly £20,000, which will make a real difference to our work protecting and sustaining our uplands.

Welcome to our April newsletter. It has been a lively and rewarding month, marked by two successful events: Lekkie and Brekkie 2026, and our book reading in Corbridge. We are very grateful to everyone who joined us, and we hope you came away with a deeper understanding of the challenges facing our uplands.

Welcome to our March newsletter! Spring is well and truly on its way, and with it comes a season of exciting announcements, events and new beginnings for The Heather Trust. We are thrilled to officially launch the Women's Upland Network this month and invite you to join us at one (or many) of our upcoming events.

"Women are ready to connect, collaborate and lead and with the right investment, the Heather Trust can help ensure they have the platform they deserve — strengthening rural communities and the future of upland landscapes." The Heather Trust has taken an important step toward strengthening the role of women in the UK’s uplands by conducting a survey designed to understand women’s experiences and test the need for a new, dedicated Women’s Upland Network (WUN). The response was