We’re the Campaign to Protect Rural England. We shape and promote solutions for the sustainable use of land to protect and regenerate the countryside.

Joined October 2008
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🎉 We’ve turned 100! From the first Green Belts to protecting and planting hedgerows, dark skies and treasured landscapes, together we’ve stood up for our countryside – and we’re just getting started. But first: Our past 100 years in 100 seconds. bit.ly/4aG4iaV

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🚀 Britain Talks Climate & Nature has landed! It’s time to tell a new climate story, based on what 7,000 people across England, Scotland and Wales really think and feel about climate and nature right now: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025… 👉 What you need to know: ▶ We are a nation of nature lovers and we want to protect our environment: 4 in 5 Brits agree that being in nature makes us very happy, and people are proud of the UK’s work to protect and restore natural places. ▶Trust in British society, politics and government is collapsing: there is a deep sense that people are fed up of being let down by broken promises and politicians, and we are not yet convinced that net zero offers a positive way forward. ▶ Climate action has an image problem - but it’s fixable: talking about ‘net zero’ and ‘climate change’ feels increasingly polarising, however people are still very positive towards clean energy. 89% of Brits are comfortable with rooftop solar panels, viewing them as common-sense policies that can lower bills. 💡What’s clear is that people across the board are with us when communication is clear and inviting, and we see a huge increase in support for climate action when we explain why it matters and what it means for people’s lives. 👉 Now it’s over to you! Our research can only make an impact if it’s put to use: ✅ Check out the full report for insights across key climate and nature topics ✅ Put the research into practice with our communications toolkit ✅ Tailor the research to your audience with a dedicated workshop 👉 Check out our research and toolkit at climateoutreach.org/btc/2025…, and discover our workshops: climateoutreach.org/what-we-…. There’s still time to sign up for our launch webinar on Thursday 11th September: climateoutreach.org/btc2025_… Special thanks to our research partners @Moreincommon_ and our funders European Climate Foundation. #BritainTalksClimate
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Just 2 weeks to go until #WildSummitUK⌛️ Join us for sessions including looking at the action needed by Government to halt the decline of wildlife in the UK by 2030, & to protect 30% of land & sea for nature🏞️ Book via wildsummituk.eventbrite.co.u…
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CPRE Kent has set up a CrowdJustice page to help fund its challenge to the govt’s decision to permit a housing development in the High Weald National Landscape. We aim to hit £2,500 by Feb 27. If you can help, please click here: crowdjustice.com/case/nation… Thank you.

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A welcome announcement from @SteveReedMP to publish the final 30 by 30 criteria 💚 The government has a chance to improve nature across more land and sea to meet the target - but a clear action plan is key ✅ Read our report to learn how 👇 wcl.org.uk/docs/Link_30x30_P…

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We’re kickstarting new international efforts to protect and restore nature. Today @SteveReedMP sets out the path to protect 30% of land by 2030. Supercharging nature protection at home and abroad is a key part of the Government’s mission. #COP16 More: gov.uk/government/news/reed-…
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The statutory & public consultation to designate part of the Yorkshire Wolds as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) has officially launched! Have your say from today until midnight on the 13th January 2025. Read all about it 👇 gov.uk/government/news/have-…
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🌿 It’s #BiodiversityDay and nature is in peril, at home and abroad. We don't have the right laws to reverse its destruction by 2030, which is what we agreed at COP15. If you want to join our campaign to #RestoreNatureNow, take action today. action.zerohour.uk #PartOfThePlan
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Despite the rain, Graeme and Louis from @CPRE walked the proposed GCP busway route through the Cambridgeshire countryside to witness what would be lost. Thanks for supporting the campaign to #SaveCotonOrchard! ✊🏻🤨🌳🚌❌✏️ change.org/p/save-the-green-…
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"A vision of what the English countryside could be like - which has stayed with me for ever." ❤️ Bradgate Park, which Sir David Attenborough often visited as a child, has been awarded National Nature Reserve status. Read more: bbc.in/4aAqnEc
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Join the UK's largest nature march on June 22 in London! 📆 Support urgent action with over 150 groups to address wildlife decline, pollution, and climate impacts. Volunteer, march, and demand to #RestoreNatureNow Will you be there too?
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From swapping the car for bikes on the school run🚲 To going for clean energy🏡 This #GreatBigGreenWeek, use swaps to show politicians how you are already making changes to create a greener future 🌎 Get involved: greatbiggreenweek.com/take-a… Let's #SwapTogether for good 💚
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Fantastic progress on the 1st Year of our Hampshire Hedge Project. Thanks to our partners @sdnpa @NewForestNPA @TestValleyBC @WinchesterCity @Sparsholt_Coll @TheTreeCouncil @hantsfarms @hantsconnect @HeritageFundUK
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Rainforest discovery day. Evening bat walk. Wildlife Photography. 🦋 These are just three of over 70 events taking place across the country this #NationalNatureReserves Week. See what's happening near you from 20-31 May: nnrweek.com #NNRWeek
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10 May 2024
How can we create affordable homes for local people whilst safeguarding our countryside?🌳🏘️ New piece by @CPRE's @roger_mortlock⬇️ Hear more from Roger at #PBC2024 tomorrow, where we're hosting a discussion to answer this question, supported by @CPRE! progressivebritain.org/how-c…
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Hedgerows are amazing, and they are even more amazing when connected with other hedgerows! Here are the top reasons why hedgerow connectivity is so important 🌳 #NationalHedgerowWeek #NHW
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Amazing celebration in Sheffield to mark the centenary of @cprepdsy and the launch of @HelenMort's amazing tribute to countryside campaigner Ethel Haythornthwaite @CPRE
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Just one month to go until the #GreatBigGreenWeek 🥳 Between 8th and 16th June, people up and down the country will come together in a wave of action to protect the planet 🌎 Get involved at greatbiggreenweek.com today. Let’s #SwapTogether for good 💚
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🐝 A very happy birthday to Sir David Attenborough! “We need bold action, supporting local communities and landowners, to create thriving, wild, connected places on land and at sea. It’s not too late to win the fight against the climate and nature crises. Given the chance, nature can recover in the most remarkable ways—but we need to act quickly. The time is now to create a wilder future.” #CANBill
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We’ve written to @RishiSunak @Keir_Starmer & @EdwardJDavey urging them to commit to a long-term #PlanForHousing Our letter published in the @DailyMirror yesterday warns that a generation of children will have their futures snatched away if we don't fix the #HousingCrisis
Dire warning seven kids in every school could be homeless by 2030 as futures 'snatched away' mirror.co.uk/news/politics/d…
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Hooray for the humble hedge. It's National Hedgerow Week! A much overlooked street inhabitant is the hedge. It doesn't just add visual appeal, it also: 🥁Reduces noise 🚗Captures pollution 🐞Creates an environment for wildlife 🫧Reduces localised flooding 😎And creates a sense of privacy What's not to love.. #NationalHedgerowWeek #NHW
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