The charity also spent a record £148m on conservation and restoration in 2018/19

National Trust membership has climbed above 5.5 million in a record-breaking year for conservation spending.

The charity announced in its annual report that its membership had increased in the past year by more than 300,000 to 5,600,000. It also revealed that it had spent more than £148m on conservation and restoration projects in 2018/19.