National Trust seeks help after losing more than 10,000 trees in Storm Eowyn Storm Eowyn toppled more than 10,000 trees at National Trust properties, the conservation charity has said.
Sheila Das, the National Trust’s head of gardens and parks, said: “Our ranger and garden teams are assessing the aftermath but it’s already clear we’ve lost some very significant and precious trees, which is hugely sad.
At Rowallane Garden, in Saintfield, County Down, “irreplaceable specimen trees” – some over 250 years old – were lost, leaving areas of the estate “almost unrecognisable”, the trust said.
Winds of up to 100mph on Friday, coupled with heavy rain which softened the ground, caused the loss of historically important trees across Northern Ireland and northern England.
Around 10,000 trees were lost at the 900-acre site at Mount Stewart, County Down, as winds blew through the formal gardens, estate and woodlands.
