For a thriving local countryside which benefits everyone

During lockdown, the footpaths of Yew Tree Farm provided an escape for many locals including wildlife photographer George Cook. He shows Charlotte the range of wildlife that can be found on the farm including woodpeckers and kingfishers. #Countryfile

⭐SAVE THE DATE for #StarCount ⭐

Dark skies are a magical sight, but light pollution is leaving fewer stars than ever visible to the naked eye.

Gather your family and friends and count the stars with us from 26 February - 6 March 🤩

Sign up 👇
https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/95329/data/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter

It's #NationalBirdDay! We're celebrating all these feathered creatures bring to our countryside 🐦

Did you know that the robin, which can be commonly spotted at this time of year, has been voted the UK's most popular wild bird?

Let us know your favourite in the comments! 💚

Love the countryside? 💚

Make it your new year's resolution to nurture it: for everybody’s sake.

Find out how you can be part of something greater by joining us at CPRE The countryside charity 👇
https://www.cpre.org.uk/get-involved/donations-and-membership/become-a-member/

#ForTheFutureGood #NewYearsResolutions

'One solution lies just outside our front doors – the humble hedgerow.'

OPINION: the power of nature based solutions was largely absent from the discussions at #COP26, shares CPRE campaigns officer Stuart Neaverson 👇
https://www.cpre.org.uk/opinions/missing-from-cop26-the-case-for-hedgerows/

#40by50

Our new campaign, #ScreenedOut, demands positive change for Bristol!

The massive digital M32 screens have been tried, tested and found to be UNWANTED by Bristolians living nearby and driving past

http://tinyurl.com/screenedout

Outdoor enthusiast Victoria Ekpo co-founded the walking group FootstepsNW to encourage Black women and their friends in the north west to get outdoors and experience the countryside.

Read her reflections on their first year as a group 💚 👇
https://www.cpre.org.uk/stories/a-poetic-reverie-reflections-on-a-year-spent-getting-closer-to-nature/

Great to see the @TheWeekInEditor covering @CPREAvonBristol’s latest objection to the proposed supersized Anaerobic Digester facility in the Green Belt👇 https://theweekin.co.uk/news/latest-breaking-news/council-warned-it-risks-reputational-damage-if-it-approves-waste-to-power-plant-near-keynsham/

Can you help our team develop new and innovative ways to deliver climate smart, affordable housing in Bristol? Apply for the #ClimateSmartCitiesChallenge before the 5th January. More information below!

https://climatesmart.citieschallenge.org/

If you are Disabled & live in #Bristol with a strong personal interest in disability as an equality & human rights issue, why not apply to be on the new Disability Equality Commission?

🗓️The deadline has now been extended to 30/11/21

For more info: https://www.voscur.org/jobs/100381

Big 👍👍 to the @CPREAvonBristol which has been extremely supportive of our campaign against the proposed Anaerobic Digester Facility. Have a read of their latest objection to
B&NES👇💚 https://protectourkeynshamenvironment.wordpress.com/2021/11/22/cpre-avon-and-bristol-objects-again/

We're gathering in #Bristol this Thursday evening to talk all things #rewilding! Grab your ticket now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rewilding-the-gathering-bristol-tickets-196360077277

It's heartbreaking to see Cornwall on the verge of a #HomelessnessCrisis due to a letting boom and lack of #AffordableHousing. 💔🏡

We want to see plans that empower local voices and aid rural communities in getting the homes that they so badly need.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/14/after-cornish-staycation-summer-locals-fear-a-winter-of-evictions?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other