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A month in the countryside: connecting with nature in April
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Nature lovers are being asked to take a peek inside a cowslip - or 100 - to help with a health check of the UK's threatened wildflower meadows @Love_plants https://www.itv.com/news/2021-04-12/cowslip-survey-launched-to-take-health-check-of-uks-wildflower-meadows
A reliable transport service for rural communities is invaluable but sadly is all too often overlooked.
Please sign the @CPRE petition to support better access to transport services and therefore enabling positive wellbeing⬇️ https://twitter.com/CPRE/status/1381916573452079105
Too many live in 'transport deserts', without reliable public transport to go to work, school or doctors.
A reliable bus service means independence, opportunity, and spending time with friends and family.
Can you sign the petition to make it a reality? https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/74256/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter
Too many live in 'transport deserts', without reliable public transport to go to work, school or doctors.
A reliable bus service means independence, opportunity, and spending time with friends and family.
Can you sign the petition to make it a reality?
Sign the petition: Buses for every community - CPRE, the countryside charity
Save rural life
takeaction.cpre.org.uk
'I hope that this is the moment when we give people a real option not to have to use a car, by making space for them to walk and cycle safely.'
We talk to @Chris_Boardman about why the benefits of cycling are impossible to ignore.
Chris Boardman on his campaign for safer cycling and walking - CPRE
Greater Manchester's cycling and walking commissioner, Chris Boardman, explains why making space for active travel can ...
www.cpre.org.uk
New shoots are amazing - a mix of art and architecture all rolled into one 🙂 Shot yesterday afternoon at Caldecotte Lake in #MiltonKeynes. @scenesfromMK @TheParksTrust @BBCSpringwatch @DestinationMK @Countrylifemag @countrylivinguk @CPRE #LoveMK #SpringIsHere
BREAKING: Government drops plans that would have seen thousands fewer affordable homes across our rural towns & villages.
This is a big campaign win and a relief for the people currently being priced out of their communities. Share the good news 👇 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/good-news-on-making-sure-communities-get-affordable-housing-they-need/
Wheatear, linnet, red legged partridge & a scruffy skylark. #Derbyshire @EasternMoors @peakdistrict @PeakDistrictUK @CPRE @CPRE @Derbyshirebirds @Natures_Voice @BBCSpringwatch #sundayvibes #BirdsSeenIn2021
For all you stargazers out there... tonight is the #NewMoon, so the skies will be at their darkest.
Use our interactive #StarCount map to find the darkest spots near you.
Happy stargazing people! https://www.cpre.org.uk/what-we-care-about/nature-and-landscapes/dark-skies/star-count-2021/
What to look out for in the countryside this month from Susie White @cottagardener
🍀 Wild garlic
🌼 Wood anemones
🐦 Curlews and lapwings
🦉 Short-eared owls
🦋 Orange-tip butterflies
🐛 Burying beetle
Which have you spotted?
A month in the countryside: connecting with nature in April - CPRE
Susie White shares her wildlife encounters in the North Pennines and her tips for noticing nearby nature this April.
www.cpre.org.uk
Thinking of going #peatfree in your garden?
Here's why we should stop digging up peat for compost, and why we need to protect these vital carbon sinks! 👇 👇
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/everything-you-need-to-know-about-peat/
London citizen scientists see a starry, starry night as lockdown curbs light pollution.
Check out this great report from @itvlondon on our #StarCount results, featuring CPRE's @EmmaCPRE 👏👏
Citizen scientists see starry night as lockdown curbs light pollution | ITV News
Light pollution levels were much lower at the start of 2021 when the UK was in lockdown, compared with a year ...
www.itv.com
Did you know in Europe, peatlands hold 5 times more carbon than forests? 🤔
With plenty of alternatives available, we don't need to use peat in our gardens. We need to ban #peat in compost and gardening products #PeatFreeApril
The Guardian view on peat: keep it in the ground | Editorial
Editorial: A target for phasing out its use in gardens was missed last year, and campaigners are right to demand action
www.theguardian.com
It is with deep sadness that we offer heartfelt condolences to our Royal Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, and the rest of the Royal Family on the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. #PrincePhilip
It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.
We objected to this plan in our response to the Gvt’s consultation last year so this is really good news. It means that affordable housing will still be required on sites of 5 or more houses rather than only on sites of 40 or even 50! @CPRE https://twitter.com/CPRE/status/1380184162284548102
BREAKING: Government drops plans that would have seen thousands fewer affordable homes across our rural towns & villages.
This is a big campaign win and a relief for the people currently being priced out of their communities. Share the good news 👇 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/good-news-on-making-sure-communities-get-affordable-housing-they-need/
'Whatever we feel when we look up at night, we instinctively feel that we are in the presence of something magnificent, something greater than the mere humdrum.
We, just like other animals on Earth, desperately need our dark skies.' #StarCount 👏👏👏👏
The Guardian view on dark skies: we need them
Light pollution is killing insects and birds – and an ancient human connection with the heavenly bodies
www.theguardian.com
Nature lovers are being asked to take a peek inside a cowslip - or 100 - to help with a health check of the UK's threatened wildflower meadows @Love_plants https://www.itv.com/news/2021-04-12/cowslip-survey-launched-to-take-health-check-of-uks-wildflower-meadows
A reliable transport service for rural communities is invaluable but sadly is all too often overlooked.
Please sign the @CPRE petition to support better access to transport services and therefore enabling positive wellbeing⬇️ https://twitter.com/CPRE/status/1381916573452079105
Too many live in 'transport deserts', without reliable public transport to go to work, school or doctors.
A reliable bus service means independence, opportunity, and spending time with friends and family.
Can you sign the petition to make it a reality? https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/74256/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter
Too many live in 'transport deserts', without reliable public transport to go to work, school or doctors.
A reliable bus service means independence, opportunity, and spending time with friends and family.
Can you sign the petition to make it a reality?
Sign the petition: Buses for every community - CPRE, the countryside charity
Save rural life
takeaction.cpre.org.uk
'I hope that this is the moment when we give people a real option not to have to use a car, by making space for them to walk and cycle safely.'
We talk to @Chris_Boardman about why the benefits of cycling are impossible to ignore.
Chris Boardman on his campaign for safer cycling and walking - CPRE
Greater Manchester's cycling and walking commissioner, Chris Boardman, explains why making space for active travel can ...
www.cpre.org.uk
New shoots are amazing - a mix of art and architecture all rolled into one 🙂 Shot yesterday afternoon at Caldecotte Lake in #MiltonKeynes. @scenesfromMK @TheParksTrust @BBCSpringwatch @DestinationMK @Countrylifemag @countrylivinguk @CPRE #LoveMK #SpringIsHere
BREAKING: Government drops plans that would have seen thousands fewer affordable homes across our rural towns & villages.
This is a big campaign win and a relief for the people currently being priced out of their communities. Share the good news 👇 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/good-news-on-making-sure-communities-get-affordable-housing-they-need/
Wheatear, linnet, red legged partridge & a scruffy skylark. #Derbyshire @EasternMoors @peakdistrict @PeakDistrictUK @CPRE @CPRE @Derbyshirebirds @Natures_Voice @BBCSpringwatch #sundayvibes #BirdsSeenIn2021
For all you stargazers out there... tonight is the #NewMoon, so the skies will be at their darkest.
Use our interactive #StarCount map to find the darkest spots near you.
Happy stargazing people! https://www.cpre.org.uk/what-we-care-about/nature-and-landscapes/dark-skies/star-count-2021/
What to look out for in the countryside this month from Susie White @cottagardener
🍀 Wild garlic
🌼 Wood anemones
🐦 Curlews and lapwings
🦉 Short-eared owls
🦋 Orange-tip butterflies
🐛 Burying beetle
Which have you spotted?
A month in the countryside: connecting with nature in April - CPRE
Susie White shares her wildlife encounters in the North Pennines and her tips for noticing nearby nature this April.
www.cpre.org.uk
Thinking of going #peatfree in your garden?
Here's why we should stop digging up peat for compost, and why we need to protect these vital carbon sinks! 👇 👇
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/everything-you-need-to-know-about-peat/
London citizen scientists see a starry, starry night as lockdown curbs light pollution.
Check out this great report from @itvlondon on our #StarCount results, featuring CPRE's @EmmaCPRE 👏👏
Citizen scientists see starry night as lockdown curbs light pollution | ITV News
Light pollution levels were much lower at the start of 2021 when the UK was in lockdown, compared with a year ...
www.itv.com
Did you know in Europe, peatlands hold 5 times more carbon than forests? 🤔
With plenty of alternatives available, we don't need to use peat in our gardens. We need to ban #peat in compost and gardening products #PeatFreeApril
The Guardian view on peat: keep it in the ground | Editorial
Editorial: A target for phasing out its use in gardens was missed last year, and campaigners are right to demand action
www.theguardian.com
It is with deep sadness that we offer heartfelt condolences to our Royal Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, and the rest of the Royal Family on the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. #PrincePhilip
It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.
We objected to this plan in our response to the Gvt’s consultation last year so this is really good news. It means that affordable housing will still be required on sites of 5 or more houses rather than only on sites of 40 or even 50! @CPRE https://twitter.com/CPRE/status/1380184162284548102
BREAKING: Government drops plans that would have seen thousands fewer affordable homes across our rural towns & villages.
This is a big campaign win and a relief for the people currently being priced out of their communities. Share the good news 👇 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/good-news-on-making-sure-communities-get-affordable-housing-they-need/
'Whatever we feel when we look up at night, we instinctively feel that we are in the presence of something magnificent, something greater than the mere humdrum.
We, just like other animals on Earth, desperately need our dark skies.' #StarCount 👏👏👏👏
The Guardian view on dark skies: we need them
Light pollution is killing insects and birds – and an ancient human connection with the heavenly bodies
www.theguardian.com
