I’ve visited our fantastic and historic local National Trust site at Runnymede many times, but it was great to meet there with the experts from the National Trust recently to talk about the needs and plans regarding this national treasure.
Many people are drawn to the site first and foremost for the history of Magna Carta and to see the range of monuments to it such as the JFK memorial, the BAR association memorial, the Jurors, and the Writ in Water (which is my favourite). But alongside the history is a large area of woodland and nature, including Langham Pond which has very rare plants and inhabitants – see https://freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/langham-pond-flagship-site/
The National Trust is keen to enhance the biodiversity and access to nature of the site, so that people may come for the history but also enjoy and learn about nature. I support them with this, and the work to improve access to our greenspaces and nature across the constituency, which ensures there is a greater range of natural habitats and biodiversity. So diverse is the areas, in fact, that I even understand there was a recent visit by the Easter Bunny.
