For a thriving local countryside which benefits everyone

Hedgerows are the unsung heroes of the countryside in reducing carbon. We’re supporting @CPRE in calling on the government to set a target to increase the hedgerow network by 40% by 2050. Share your support by signing the petition: http://ow.ly/tFP450FAUEx

#40By50

We've lost half our hedgerows since 1945, intensifying nature's decline and hindering the fight against climate change.

But we can turn this around.

Tell the government to start planting and restoring 1000s of miles of hedgerows every year #40by50 >> https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/85848/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter

Plans have been submitted to build more than 500 homes on green belt land in Ashton Vale, South Bristol (pics below).

SAVE want to protect the green belt for all: https://save-21.co.uk/

Comments on the plans can be submitted until the 4th of August: https://pa.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=QUDIB0DNHQK00

THREAD: Today we publish our six tests for the government’s planning proposals in collaboration with 21 other organisations!

We will use these six tests to scrutinise how the government reacts to its recent planning consultation, which received over 44,000 responses 1/3

THREAD: The latest report from the Climate Change Committee, shows a chasm between the government's words and actions on climate change. 🌎

It's time ⏳ to get real, and embrace real solutions that help our countryside and climate. Our response 👇 1/4
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/we-review-climate-report-and-say-close-chasm-between-words-and-actions/

We have a birthday present for you @BorisJohnson 🙃🎂

We took a message in a bottle to Downing Street - signed by more than 32,000 people - calling for an all-in #DepositReturn Scheme (DRS) by 2023.

Thank you to all of you who signed the petition! 👏👏 http://www.cpre.org.uk/news/we-mark-boris-birthday-day-with-huge-drs-petition

This Friday - is it always good to see the light? What happens when communities lose contact with the pleasures of the night sky?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/live-virtual-light-pollution-is-bad-for-all-tickets-156478456275
#lightpollution @HerschelMuseum @c_herschelsoc @cfds_uk @CPREAvonBristol @ESO

🌬️It's #CleanAirDay

❗️An estimated 3.4 million children are learning in schools where air pollution is worse than the World Health Organization limit.

💚We need clean air right now!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/17/quarter-of-uk-pupils-attend-schools-where-air-pollution-is-over-who-limit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#CleanAirNow #CleanAir4Bristol #OurAirOurCity

Today is #CleanAirDay - a great opportunity to consider what you and your organisation can do to help create healthier streets. Reducing #airpollution benefits us all.

We're here at Lawrence Hill Health Centre for #CleanAirDay

Sit and chat with us on our Our Air, Our City sofa to learn about dirty air in #Bristol and how you can take action.
#OurAirOurCity #CleanAirNow #CleanAir4Bristol

Nature and the countryside has to be a BIG part of the solution to the #ClimateEmergency 💚💚

That's why we back calls from @theCCCuk for the government to restore and rewet our peatlands and increase hedgerow planting by 40% by 2050!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57487943

Take a walk to Rawnsley Park at 3-5pm for:
🎨Arts + crafts
🥤Smoothie by bike🚲
🖼 Photo prize draw
🌬 Clean air + how to monitor it

ℹ More info: http://tinyurl.com/ns8zxdxc

Ambassadors @oliviameyonette @greenkareem will be there with @upourstreet @knowlewestmedia @LifeCycleUKteam

'Love Your Lungs' - join our fabulous #CommunityClimateAction project artist @DeeMoxon for the first in a series of #climate #craftivism online evening workshops in the lead up to @cleanairdayuk. Tuesday 22nd June, 6-7.15pm. Free, booking required: http://www.facebook.com/events/383959679683569

Don't Bottle It @BorisJohnson. We need an 'all in' DRS to stop 8 billion bottle leaking into the environment EVERY YEAR. We're sending you a clear message in the @Telegraph today

Don't bottle it @BorisJohnson!

More than 8 billion bottles and cans are wasted in the UK every year, ending up as litter, landfill and pollution. An 'all in' #DepositReturn scheme can stop this.

We've sent the PM a clear message in the
@Telegraph today. RT to spread the word

Bridleways, public footpaths, byways and permissive footpaths...😖

Ever felt confused by the different path and rights of way you encounter in the countryside? 😕

Well we've got the guide for you 👇 👇 https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/permissive-to-public-know-your-pathways/

Stop and listen.

Wind through the leaves, the chatter of birds, the crunch under foot. Woodlands are truly magical places 🌳

Join us as we walk and talk in the stillness and beauty of @NewForestNPA on Saturday 19 June

Last few spots remaining https://mindovermountains.org.uk/events-1/newforest2021