Issue 166 - Autumn 2025

Autumn 2025 audio edition highlights

We hope the autumn issue of National Trust Magazine will inspire you to get out and about to experience all the season has to offer.

Join wildlife cameraman and presenter Hamza Yassin on a journey to reconnect with the nature on our doorsteps, revealed in the new BBC TV series Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles. Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth by taking a nostalgic trip through some of the nation’s best-loved film and TV adaptations of her works, and the National Trust places that helped bring Austen’s world to life. And if you feel like venturing out, we’ve got you covered with our round up some of the best ways to celebrate the season at Trust places, from Christmas cheer to Diwali lights.

And, as always, you can discover events and activities to help you make the most of your membership this season, along with news stories to keep you up to date with all the work you’re supporting.

You can listen to individual articles at these timecodes:

00:00:00 Introduction and Editor’s letter 00:01:32 News from around the Trust 00:08:06 From the Director General 00:11:28 Hamza’s Wild Isles 00:19:44 Stitches in time 00:33:22 Lights, Camera, Austen 00:46:26 The future of conservation 01:01:44 Hop through history 01:08:50 Out and about 01:14:55 Credits

To listen to more podcasts from the National Trust, go to: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/podcasts

Members of the Trust receive a print or digital issue of the magazine free of charge. Full of behind-the-scenes stories and beautiful photography, we hope it will inspire you with all there is to discover and be part of with the National Trust. To find out more about membership go to: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/join-us