NT Downs Banks

NT Downs Banks "Staffordshire's Hidden Gem." Between Stone and Barlaston, over 160 acres of outdoor space with woods, wild grassland and a beautiful babbling brook.
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Welcome to the official page for the National Trust – Downs Banks
We want our page to be a place where people can share how they feel about the National Trust and talk about their experiences in a fun environment. We welcome feedback – both positive and negative. It helps us to learn and grow. These house rules aim to ensure everyone can enjoy themselves while they’re here:
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k you to be nice and polite to one another – you almost always are! - and respect each other’s views and comments. We ask all users to ensure your contributions are civil, polite, tasteful and suitable for all ages. We won't tolerate disruptive, offensive or abusive behaviour, unlawful or objectionable content. This includes any material which might be defamatory, offensive, infringing, obscene, lewd, pornographic, violent, abusive, insulting, threatening, harassing, discriminatory, blasphemous, indecent or otherwise unlawful or objectionable. It also includes any material which is aggressive, argumentative or likely to be construed as bullying. No spamming or repetition, please, nor off-topic material in subject-specific threads or areas.
*Moderation policy*
In general, we don’t moderate posts, except on the rare occasions - for example where someone has posted offensive, threatening or libellous content about named or identifiable individuals on our page. We have a duty to protect our staff and volunteers, so while deleting comments is totally out of character for us, our position is that any post containing a libellous accusations, should be removed. We’ll also remove any posts that in any way target individual teams or members of staff. We will not comment on our staff and volunteers in this way in public forums. If any correspondent has feedback to share about any individual members of staff or teams in the organisation, please get in touch with us directly. If an individual continues to post offensive, threatening or libellous content then we’ll be forced to block that person from the page. Similarly, if any individual repeatedly posts contributions of the nature noted above in the 'material' list, we'll again be forced to block that individual from the page (in this scenario, we will have warned the individual about their content at least twice previously). We won’t tolerate postings, content, or links that are racist, sexist or homophobic. We also don’t permit linking to or posting any content which endorses illegal activity, or any activities against the values of the National Trust. If you’re concerned that a posting or user content has broken any of our house rules or you’re worried about any comment or content then please send us an email to [email protected] and let us know. Finally, please note that the views on our page are created by our community and don’t necessarily represent the views or opinions of National Trust.

The Lions Bridge has been replaced and is ready to be enjoyed on your autumn walks. Thank you to the Lions Club for thei...
06/11/2021

The Lions Bridge has been replaced and is ready to be enjoyed on your autumn walks. Thank you to the Lions Club for their generous donation and to our volunteers who worked hard on this project

Please be aware that the Lions Bridge will be inaccessible on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of November due to essential repair w...
18/10/2021

Please be aware that the Lions Bridge will be inaccessible on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of November due to essential repair work. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Sadly due to a delay in timber supplies we were unable to replace the Lions Bridge this week. We have done some temporar...
08/09/2021

Sadly due to a delay in timber supplies we were unable to replace the Lions Bridge this week. We have done some temporary repairs for now and hoping to complete the project later in the year.

Please be aware that the Lions Bridge will be inaccessible on the 7th, 8th and 9th of September due to essential repair ...
24/08/2021

Please be aware that the Lions Bridge will be inaccessible on the 7th, 8th and 9th of September due to essential repair work. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

You may have noticed the view from the monument has changed this week! We have started our annual bracken mow on the gra...
07/08/2021

You may have noticed the view from the monument has changed this week! We have started our annual bracken mow on the grassland. Keeping back the bracken helps promote the growth of wildflowers such as tormentil and heath bedstraw. ©National Trust Images/David Johnson

Please be aware the cattle return to Downs Banks this week. The cattle are a vital part of our conservation work, grazin...
28/03/2021

Please be aware the cattle return to Downs Banks this week. The cattle are a vital part of our conservation work, grazing increases biodiversity and knocks back scrub such as bracken and bramble. Please keep a close eye on your dogs at all times around livestock.

Please help us look after your local special place by taking litter home and picking up after your dog. Thank you
13/02/2021

Please help us look after your local special place by taking litter home and picking up after your dog. Thank you

Our volunteers have been busy over the winter restoring the paths after all the rain and snow, we hope it's less muddy f...
31/01/2021

Our volunteers have been busy over the winter restoring the paths after all the rain and snow, we hope it's less muddy for everyone! We will continue with path works over the next few months

24/06/2020

One of our visitors to Downbanks has found a set of keys there this morning, if you think they may be yours please get in touch and we'll try our best to reunite you.

07/04/2020

Please note this page is not currently monitored. Please contact the main Shugborough Estate page to report any problems with the site. In case of emergency, please contact the emergency services as usual. Thank you.

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Washdale Lane, Oulton Heath
Barlaston
ST158

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+441889880160

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