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CPRE London
@cprelondon.bsky.social
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The countryside charity working for a greener city: more green spaces, improved neighbourhoods, and a better life for Londoners!
https://www.cprelondon.org.uk/
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cprelondon.bsky.social
Tickets are going fast for our upcoming #Enfield #GreenBelt webinar on 13th November. Make sure you book your free ticket soon before they're all gone! 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smoke-and-...
Smoke and Mirrors: Enfield 'new town'
Are the government's claimed benefits and advantages of this site real? Will it really tackle homelessness in Enfield?
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November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
This week @enfieldsociety.bsky.social and Enfield RoadWatch are brilliantly defending Enfield's #GreenBelt + historic #EnfieldChase at the Local Plan hearings. The council says building on the Green Belt will solve Enfield's housing crisis. But... (1/6)
October 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
The full line up of speakers for our #Havering #GreenBelt webinar tomorrow lunchtime has been confirmed. For details and to book your free ticket (if you haven't already) just click below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/haverings-...
Havering's Green Belt Under Threat
Join CPRE London’s webinar to hear from local groups campaigning to protect Havering’s Green Belt from a range of damaging developments.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
We join @enfieldsociety.bsky.social and Enfield RoadWatch in strongly opposing the Government’s recommendation for a #NewTown to be built on top of #Enfield's #GreenBelt. Particularly when large #brownfield sites in the borough remain undeveloped. (1/2)
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Email to Enfield MPs about the proposed New Town in the Green Belt - Enfield RoadWatch Action Group
A few days ago, the Government announced that a 21,000 home New Town will be built on 884 hectares of Enfield’s Green Belt, taking in Crews Hill, Vicarage Farm and…
enfieldroadwatch.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
Large chunks of London's vital #GreenBelt could be lost forever! Please sign + share this petition calling for an urgent change to the #greybelt definition in national #planningpolicy. The deadline for signatures is 14th November.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
October 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
cprelondon.bsky.social
A recording of our webinar exploring inequalities in access to #GreenSpace in #London is now available to watch below:
youtu.be/NohdkaX0CZM?...
Inequality in Access to Green Space in London
YouTube video by CPRE London
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September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
🌱 Re-green London’s front gardens! Join CPRE London’s Front Gardens Network live-stream on 24 Sep 2025, 12:30–1:45pm BST. Learn about mapping gardens & rain garden projects to cut flooding & boost biodiversity. Free!

cpre-london.eventcube.io/events/87580...

#FrontGardens #GreenLondon
September 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
Is there enough #GreenSpace in your area?
Join our free webinar on 25th Sept where we'll be launching our map showing inequalities in access to Green Space in #London and exploring how we can create new #Parks and #NatureReserves.
Tickets available here: cpre-london.eventcube.io/events/87581...
Inequality in Access to Green Space in London
Launching our New Map!Are some parts of London more equal than others in access to green space? How should we measure this? Should we take into account population density? We will be showcasing our ne...
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September 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
cprelondon.bsky.social
🌳 Oxford St goes car-free! Join @CPRELondon for a greener, vibrant Oxford St on 21 Sep 2025, 12–8pm.

Music, food, pop-ups & fun for all! See the Mayor’s pedestrian-friendly vision. 🌆 Free entry.

Info: www.oxfordstreet.co.uk/whats-happen...

#ThisIsOxfordStreet
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
cprelondon.bsky.social
The Government recently lodged an application with #Horsham District Council for a mixed development that includes 3,000 homes on part greenfield land and a golf course, outside #Ifield in #WestSussex... (1/3)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government submits plans for 3,000 homes near Gatwick Airport
Homes England says it wants to create a place where people can 'live, work and thrive'.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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ticl.me
Great to join Laura of Friends of Figge’s Marsh @goparkslondon.bsky.social @cprelondon.bsky.social creating a new #treetrail today in Figge’s Marsh @mertoncouncil.bsky.social for #WandleFortnight 13th-28th Sept

You can see the trees on the trail on the live map here:

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September 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
🚨 London’s Recycling Crisis: 2025 Scorecard 🚨

London’s recycling rate stalls at 33%, far below the UK’s 49% avg. Bromley leads at 51%, Tower Hamlets lags at 16%. We need better services, clear communication, and a 50% target by 2030. Act now for a greener London! 🌍♻️
September 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
Eleven ‘broad sections’ of #GreenBelt for 10,500 homes have been included in Stoke-on-Trent City Council's new draft local plan, freeing them up for development... (1/4)
@staffscpre.bsky.social
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The 11 Stoke-on-Trent Green Belt sites where more than 10,000 homes could be built
Stoke-on-Trent's draft local plan proposes over 18,000 new homes by 2040, with more than 10,000 on Green Belt land, sparking public consultations.
stoke.nub.news
August 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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tony4place.bsky.social
A new map revealing inequalities in access to local green space from @cprelondon.bsky.social - check out the event

cpre-london.eventcube.io/events/87581...
August 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
The joys of London's #allotments! Our latest blog available to read now:
www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/the-thr...
The three Ws of allotments: Well Worth Waiting for!
CPRE London is working to enhance, promote and protect London's green spaces. Love London's beautiful green spaces? Find out more and get involved.
www.cprelondon.org.uk
August 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
London's #Parks, #PlayingFields and #GreenBelt are coming under increasing threat. Today, we've launched a new free guide on how to set up and run a successful grassroots campaign to protect #GreenSpaces.
www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/new-gui...
@saveleamarshes.bsky.social @wimbledonpark.bsky.social
New guide to protecting green spaces launched
CPRE London is working to enhance, promote and protect London's green spaces. Love London's beautiful green spaces? Find out more and get involved.
www.cprelondon.org.uk
August 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
‘Winterbourne Fields’ is a proposed ‘garden village’ development of 1,800 homes next to the village of Dunkirk in #Kent. If it goes ahead it is likely to increase traffic and disturb local wildlife... (1/3)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New village on farmland will swamp us - campaigner
New village on farmland will swamp us - campaigner
www.bbc.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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elwaterworks.bsky.social
🍃 Come and see the proposed #EastLondonWaterworksPark and hear the latest findings from our #ListeningProject at 'Community Voices' as part of the #MayorsCommunityWeekend, 13–14 Sept! 🎊

🎟️: elwp.info/CommunityVoices

@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk @london.gov.uk @debbieweekesb.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
cprelondon.bsky.social
We’ve compiled a list of some of the best places to wonder at #wildlife in #London. Keep your eyes peeled for #deer, ancient #trees and rare #birds, and make the most of what our biodiverse city has to offer!
www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/londons...
London’s Top 10 Spots to Wonder at Wildlife
CPRE London is working to enhance, promote and protect London's green spaces. Love London's beautiful green spaces? Find out more and get involved.
www.cprelondon.org.uk
August 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
Previously rejected plans for 1400 homes on 83 hectares of #GreenBelt in Tring, Hertfordshire, have been resubmitted. The developer claims it is #greybelt and @DacorumBC has reversed its previous opposition including the site in its new #LocalPlan...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... (1/3)
Plans for 1,400 new homes by Tring have been resubmitted
The proposed garden village suburb will include a new primary school, sports hub and green spaces.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
Campaigners in #Enfield have launched a fresh legal challenge to the Council’s decision to construct a private sports facility on top of protected #GreenBelt land in #WhitewebbsPark. See below for more details and links to the CrowdJustice fundraiser👇
www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/whitewe...
Whitewebbs campaigners announce new Judicial Review
CPRE London is working to enhance, promote and protect London's green spaces. Love London's beautiful green spaces? Find out more and get involved.
www.cprelondon.org.uk
August 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
cprelondon.bsky.social
A developer plans to build 349 homes on 13.6 hectares of former #GreenBelt land near Bramley village in #Yorkshire:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But in #Rotherham, 5 miles to the east, there are 23 hectares of surface #carparks...
New housing proposed for former Rotherham green belt site
The developer says the estate would be a
www.bbc.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
🌱 Discover the power of greening spaces at the Unearthed Exhibition! See the Pollinator Pathmaker video installation at the British Library before it closes Sun, 10 Aug. Supports CPRE London’s mission to create vibrant green spaces! 🌼 #UnearthedExhibition
August 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
cprelondon.bsky.social
🌳 #FreeTheTree! Join @fund4trees.bsky.social & @arbassociation.bsky.social to save trees from strangling ties. Check stakes & ties on trees planted over 3 yrs—loosen or remove to help them thrive. Act now! 🌲 fund4trees.org.uk/strangling-t... #TreeCare
August 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
cprelondon.bsky.social
Taylor Wimpey is proposing to build as many as 700 homes on fields near Normandy, #Surrey, a village of 1,100 people.
Yet in neighbouring #Guildford, 4 miles to the east, there are 30 hectares of surface car parks, according to the ‘Parkulator’ tool:
open-innovations.github.io/parkulator/
July 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM