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Plans for solar panels on all new homes a big campaign win
We are CPRE, the countryside charity. Learn how we're working for a beautiful and thriving countryside that's accessible to everyone - and how to get involved.
www.cpre.org.uk
🎉Yay! This is a big campaign win!
Now let’s get rooftop solar rolled out across warehouses, car parks, and existing homes. 🌞
www.cpre.org.uk/news/plans-f...
Now let’s get rooftop solar rolled out across warehouses, car parks, and existing homes. 🌞
www.cpre.org.uk/news/plans-f...
Working alongside the Better Planning Coalition, we've helped secure key safeguards for nature and the countryside as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill progresses through the House of Lords. https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/countryside-wins-new-safeguards-in-the-planning-and-infrastructure-bill/
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Working alongside the Better Planning Coalition, we've helped secure key safeguards for nature and the countryside as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill progresses through the House of Lords. https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/countryside-wins-new-safeguards-in-the-planning-and-infrastructure-bill/
Delivering renewable energy should bring communities together.
But developments like this risk industrialising the countryside, while rooftops on homes and businesses sit waiting to be used.
CPRE Devon are saying no to 'Beacon Solar'. Please sign and share. https://devoncpre.org.uk/
But developments like this risk industrialising the countryside, while rooftops on homes and businesses sit waiting to be used.
CPRE Devon are saying no to 'Beacon Solar'. Please sign and share. https://devoncpre.org.uk/
October 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Delivering renewable energy should bring communities together.
But developments like this risk industrialising the countryside, while rooftops on homes and businesses sit waiting to be used.
CPRE Devon are saying no to 'Beacon Solar'. Please sign and share. https://devoncpre.org.uk/
But developments like this risk industrialising the countryside, while rooftops on homes and businesses sit waiting to be used.
CPRE Devon are saying no to 'Beacon Solar'. Please sign and share. https://devoncpre.org.uk/
🌸To mark 100 years of championing the countryside, we’ll be unveiling a show garden next year at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by award-winning garden designer Sarah Eberle & supported by Project Giving Back, the garden celebrates our legacy, & looks to the future of nature and landscapes.
Celebrating 100 years: bringing the countryside to RHS Chelsea Flower Show
CPRE marks 100 years of standing up for the countryside with its debut garden, On the Edge, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026.
www.cpre.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🌸To mark 100 years of championing the countryside, we’ll be unveiling a show garden next year at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by award-winning garden designer Sarah Eberle & supported by Project Giving Back, the garden celebrates our legacy, & looks to the future of nature and landscapes.
The definition of ‘grey belt’ is vague. This risks opening up Green Belt land to unnecessary development. We're supporting CPRE Hertfordshire's petition in calling for change. Sign the petition.
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The definition of ‘grey belt’ is vague. This risks opening up Green Belt land to unnecessary development. We're supporting CPRE Hertfordshire's petition in calling for change. Sign the petition.
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
A solar farm the size of Heathrow has been approved in Lincolnshire, on some of the UK’s best farmland.
This is industrialisation of our countryside while rooftops, warehouses & car parks sit unused. Rooftop solar alone could deliver over 60% of the UK’s solar target - without covering our fields.
This is industrialisation of our countryside while rooftops, warehouses & car parks sit unused. Rooftop solar alone could deliver over 60% of the UK’s solar target - without covering our fields.
Government approves 'UK's largest' solar farm in Lincolnshire
Developers claim it will power about 300,000 homes - making it larger than any currently built.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A solar farm the size of Heathrow has been approved in Lincolnshire, on some of the UK’s best farmland.
This is industrialisation of our countryside while rooftops, warehouses & car parks sit unused. Rooftop solar alone could deliver over 60% of the UK’s solar target - without covering our fields.
This is industrialisation of our countryside while rooftops, warehouses & car parks sit unused. Rooftop solar alone could deliver over 60% of the UK’s solar target - without covering our fields.
We've returned from the Conservative party conference. They announced they no longer support the Climate Change Act and would drop net zero targets. Climate change is the biggest threat to the countryside, and we call on all parties to set out how they're going to tackle this threat. [1/2]
October 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We've returned from the Conservative party conference. They announced they no longer support the Climate Change Act and would drop net zero targets. Climate change is the biggest threat to the countryside, and we call on all parties to set out how they're going to tackle this threat. [1/2]
We can’t afford to weaken National Park protections ⚠️
But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature
We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain
https://bit.ly/48OseaX
But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature
We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain
https://bit.ly/48OseaX
October 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We can’t afford to weaken National Park protections ⚠️
But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature
We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain
https://bit.ly/48OseaX
But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature
We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain
https://bit.ly/48OseaX
We have just returned from the Green Party conference, our last of the season.
🌳 We spent the weekend talking about nature friendly planning, the importance of brownfield first and looking after our countryside.
🌳 We spent the weekend talking about nature friendly planning, the importance of brownfield first and looking after our countryside.
October 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We have just returned from the Green Party conference, our last of the season.
🌳 We spent the weekend talking about nature friendly planning, the importance of brownfield first and looking after our countryside.
🌳 We spent the weekend talking about nature friendly planning, the importance of brownfield first and looking after our countryside.
We attended the Labour Party Conference, where we made sure rural communities, countryside protection, & smart solutions for renewable energy were part of the conversation.
We spoke up for our landscapes, raised issues around rural housing, & met MPs to spotlight the challenges facing rural areas.
We spoke up for our landscapes, raised issues around rural housing, & met MPs to spotlight the challenges facing rural areas.
October 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We attended the Labour Party Conference, where we made sure rural communities, countryside protection, & smart solutions for renewable energy were part of the conversation.
We spoke up for our landscapes, raised issues around rural housing, & met MPs to spotlight the challenges facing rural areas.
We spoke up for our landscapes, raised issues around rural housing, & met MPs to spotlight the challenges facing rural areas.
The UK is the fifth-worst in Europe for green space loss, with 1,680 football pitches of protected land lost in five years.
Brownfield sites with planning permission sit unused. We must rethink our towns & cities as compact, sustainable places that celebrate the countryside on their doorstep.
Brownfield sites with planning permission sit unused. We must rethink our towns & cities as compact, sustainable places that celebrate the countryside on their doorstep.
UK fifth-worst country in Europe for loss of green space to development
Exclusive: 1,680 football pitches of protected natural land in England, Wales and Northern Ireland lost in five years
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October 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The UK is the fifth-worst in Europe for green space loss, with 1,680 football pitches of protected land lost in five years.
Brownfield sites with planning permission sit unused. We must rethink our towns & cities as compact, sustainable places that celebrate the countryside on their doorstep.
Brownfield sites with planning permission sit unused. We must rethink our towns & cities as compact, sustainable places that celebrate the countryside on their doorstep.
This evening at Labour Party Conference, we will launch 'Rural Futures' with @thefabians.bsky.social, a pamphlet exploring the opportunities & challenges facing the countryside.
With over 110 Labour MPs representing rural constituencies, it’s time to put rural regeneration at the heart of policy.
With over 110 Labour MPs representing rural constituencies, it’s time to put rural regeneration at the heart of policy.
CPRE makes case for the countryside at the Labour conference
We are CPRE, the countryside charity. Learn how we're working for a beautiful and thriving countryside that's accessible to everyone - and how to get involved.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This evening at Labour Party Conference, we will launch 'Rural Futures' with @thefabians.bsky.social, a pamphlet exploring the opportunities & challenges facing the countryside.
With over 110 Labour MPs representing rural constituencies, it’s time to put rural regeneration at the heart of policy.
With over 110 Labour MPs representing rural constituencies, it’s time to put rural regeneration at the heart of policy.
Well-designed new towns have a role to play, and we welcome the focus on urban regeneration and affordable homes.
They should be led by a brownfield-first approach, with genuinely affordable homes and rich in nature.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/we-respond-to-governments-new-towns-announcement/
They should be led by a brownfield-first approach, with genuinely affordable homes and rich in nature.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/we-respond-to-governments-new-towns-announcement/
We respond to government's new towns announcement
We are CPRE, the countryside charity. Learn how we're working for a beautiful and thriving countryside that's accessible to everyone - and how to get involved.
www.cpre.org.uk
September 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Well-designed new towns have a role to play, and we welcome the focus on urban regeneration and affordable homes.
They should be led by a brownfield-first approach, with genuinely affordable homes and rich in nature.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/we-respond-to-governments-new-towns-announcement/
They should be led by a brownfield-first approach, with genuinely affordable homes and rich in nature.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/we-respond-to-governments-new-towns-announcement/
🏛️We headed to our second party conference of the season - this time with the Liberal Democrats in Bournemouth!
We wanted to spotlight nature in key debates on climate, housing, and renewables, urging them to protect landscapes and put the countryside at the heart of planning.
We wanted to spotlight nature in key debates on climate, housing, and renewables, urging them to protect landscapes and put the countryside at the heart of planning.
September 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🏛️We headed to our second party conference of the season - this time with the Liberal Democrats in Bournemouth!
We wanted to spotlight nature in key debates on climate, housing, and renewables, urging them to protect landscapes and put the countryside at the heart of planning.
We wanted to spotlight nature in key debates on climate, housing, and renewables, urging them to protect landscapes and put the countryside at the heart of planning.
Incredible news!
We're working with 13 CPRE local groups and volunteers across England to plant more than 27 miles of hedgerows nationwide this winter 💚, which will help us on our way to hit our target of planting 100 miles of new and restored hedgerows by our centenary next year.
We're working with 13 CPRE local groups and volunteers across England to plant more than 27 miles of hedgerows nationwide this winter 💚, which will help us on our way to hit our target of planting 100 miles of new and restored hedgerows by our centenary next year.
Volunteers in Cumbria to plant miles of new hedgerow this winter
The Countryside Charity is aiming to plant and restore 27 miles (43km) of hedgerow.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Incredible news!
We're working with 13 CPRE local groups and volunteers across England to plant more than 27 miles of hedgerows nationwide this winter 💚, which will help us on our way to hit our target of planting 100 miles of new and restored hedgerows by our centenary next year.
We're working with 13 CPRE local groups and volunteers across England to plant more than 27 miles of hedgerows nationwide this winter 💚, which will help us on our way to hit our target of planting 100 miles of new and restored hedgerows by our centenary next year.
Saturn reaches opposition on Sunday. Amazingly, the planet will be visible to the naked eye, a reason why dark skies are so important! And, if you can grab a telescope (150mm+ ideally), look south and witness its beauty in full glory. 🔭
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/saturn-opposition
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/saturn-opposition
September 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Saturn reaches opposition on Sunday. Amazingly, the planet will be visible to the naked eye, a reason why dark skies are so important! And, if you can grab a telescope (150mm+ ideally), look south and witness its beauty in full glory. 🔭
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/saturn-opposition
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/saturn-opposition
Since 2012, 5 Acre Community Farm has been growing fresh, seasonal veggies for around 90 local families while caring for wildlife, boosting biodiversity, and building soil health.🌱
Read more! https://www.cpre.org.uk/5-acre-community-farm-ryton-near-coventry/
Read more! https://www.cpre.org.uk/5-acre-community-farm-ryton-near-coventry/
September 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Since 2012, 5 Acre Community Farm has been growing fresh, seasonal veggies for around 90 local families while caring for wildlife, boosting biodiversity, and building soil health.🌱
Read more! https://www.cpre.org.uk/5-acre-community-farm-ryton-near-coventry/
Read more! https://www.cpre.org.uk/5-acre-community-farm-ryton-near-coventry/
Great to see rooftop solar taking off in Brighton and Hove!
If we get solar panels on the roofs of car parks, warehouses and other public buildings, we can unlock clean power while protecting the countryside for nature recovery, food and people. 💚
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjme6z1mro
If we get solar panels on the roofs of car parks, warehouses and other public buildings, we can unlock clean power while protecting the countryside for nature recovery, food and people. 💚
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjme6z1mro
Brighton's rooftop solar panels can power 370 homes, council says
Brighton & Hove City Council says panels on five of its leisure centres have generated the energy.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Great to see rooftop solar taking off in Brighton and Hove!
If we get solar panels on the roofs of car parks, warehouses and other public buildings, we can unlock clean power while protecting the countryside for nature recovery, food and people. 💚
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjme6z1mro
If we get solar panels on the roofs of car parks, warehouses and other public buildings, we can unlock clean power while protecting the countryside for nature recovery, food and people. 💚
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjme6z1mro
🌿 Last week, one of our team joined CPRE Sussex at their Countryside Day event, capturing some brilliant moments from the day.
A few more Countryside Days are scheduled over the next few weeks. https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-is-celebrating-second-annual-countryside-day-2025/
A few more Countryside Days are scheduled over the next few weeks. https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-is-celebrating-second-annual-countryside-day-2025/
September 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🌿 Last week, one of our team joined CPRE Sussex at their Countryside Day event, capturing some brilliant moments from the day.
A few more Countryside Days are scheduled over the next few weeks. https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-is-celebrating-second-annual-countryside-day-2025/
A few more Countryside Days are scheduled over the next few weeks. https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-is-celebrating-second-annual-countryside-day-2025/
🌱 Big news for our bogs! DEFRA has announced an extension to the ban on deep peat burning, a vital step forward for climate and nature that we fully support. 🙌
https://bit.ly/4mWw5Hb
https://bit.ly/4mWw5Hb
Burning on England’s deep peat banned
New rules come into force from 30 September in order to restore habitats and reduce flooding
bit.ly
September 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🌱 Big news for our bogs! DEFRA has announced an extension to the ban on deep peat burning, a vital step forward for climate and nature that we fully support. 🙌
https://bit.ly/4mWw5Hb
https://bit.ly/4mWw5Hb
This week we were in Parliament with Campaign for Better Transport and Podaris to discuss amendments to the Buses Bill.
CPRE will keep advocating to make sure rural communities get the fair, reliable bus services they deserve.
CPRE will keep advocating to make sure rural communities get the fair, reliable bus services they deserve.
September 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This week we were in Parliament with Campaign for Better Transport and Podaris to discuss amendments to the Buses Bill.
CPRE will keep advocating to make sure rural communities get the fair, reliable bus services they deserve.
CPRE will keep advocating to make sure rural communities get the fair, reliable bus services they deserve.
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🚀 Britain Talks Climate & Nature has landed! 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.
👉 Discover the research & toolkit: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/
🙏 Thanks to @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
👉 Discover the research & toolkit: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/
🙏 Thanks to @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🚀 Britain Talks Climate & Nature has landed! 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.
👉 Discover the research & toolkit: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/
🙏 Thanks to @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
👉 Discover the research & toolkit: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/
🙏 Thanks to @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
🚨 @thetimes.com reports a 50% rise in Britons who think climate risks are exaggerated.
Climate change is the greatest threat to our countryside, & rooftop solar is part of the solution - with the ability to generate 60% of our solar energy needs, without using any extra land.
https://bit.ly/46jIdLz
Climate change is the greatest threat to our countryside, & rooftop solar is part of the solution - with the ability to generate 60% of our solar energy needs, without using any extra land.
https://bit.ly/46jIdLz
September 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🚨 @thetimes.com reports a 50% rise in Britons who think climate risks are exaggerated.
Climate change is the greatest threat to our countryside, & rooftop solar is part of the solution - with the ability to generate 60% of our solar energy needs, without using any extra land.
https://bit.ly/46jIdLz
Climate change is the greatest threat to our countryside, & rooftop solar is part of the solution - with the ability to generate 60% of our solar energy needs, without using any extra land.
https://bit.ly/46jIdLz
It's Countryside Day! 🍃
For us, every day is Countryside Day. But today is the perfect excuse to step outside and admire the beauty of our landscapes.
Find out what's on offer! https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-is-celebrating-second-annual-countryside-day-2025/
For us, every day is Countryside Day. But today is the perfect excuse to step outside and admire the beauty of our landscapes.
Find out what's on offer! https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-is-celebrating-second-annual-countryside-day-2025/
September 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It's Countryside Day! 🍃
For us, every day is Countryside Day. But today is the perfect excuse to step outside and admire the beauty of our landscapes.
Find out what's on offer! https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-is-celebrating-second-annual-countryside-day-2025/
For us, every day is Countryside Day. But today is the perfect excuse to step outside and admire the beauty of our landscapes.
Find out what's on offer! https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-is-celebrating-second-annual-countryside-day-2025/
This autumn, we'll be engaging with all the major parties to ensure rural voices are heard in national debates.
Read more on what to expect from us at the conferences.
👉https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-at-the-party-conferences-how-were-giving-the-countryside-a-voice/
Read more on what to expect from us at the conferences.
👉https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-at-the-party-conferences-how-were-giving-the-countryside-a-voice/
September 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This autumn, we'll be engaging with all the major parties to ensure rural voices are heard in national debates.
Read more on what to expect from us at the conferences.
👉https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-at-the-party-conferences-how-were-giving-the-countryside-a-voice/
Read more on what to expect from us at the conferences.
👉https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-at-the-party-conferences-how-were-giving-the-countryside-a-voice/
Brownfield sites are often forgotten spaces, but they hold huge potential.
Adopting a brownfield-first approach can deliver the homes people need, while minimising the harm to the environment.🏡
https://www.cpre.org.uk/explainer/five-reasons-why-we-love-brownfield-land/
Adopting a brownfield-first approach can deliver the homes people need, while minimising the harm to the environment.🏡
https://www.cpre.org.uk/explainer/five-reasons-why-we-love-brownfield-land/
September 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Brownfield sites are often forgotten spaces, but they hold huge potential.
Adopting a brownfield-first approach can deliver the homes people need, while minimising the harm to the environment.🏡
https://www.cpre.org.uk/explainer/five-reasons-why-we-love-brownfield-land/
Adopting a brownfield-first approach can deliver the homes people need, while minimising the harm to the environment.🏡
https://www.cpre.org.uk/explainer/five-reasons-why-we-love-brownfield-land/