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ICYMI: We’ve found that there is enough brownfield land for 1.3 million homes - enough to meet government housing ... targets for the next five years.
There is already enough land to build the homes we need – so why deregulate the planning system? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/10/20/ministers-can-build-300000-homes-year-without-touching-greenfield/
Today is #AppleDay!
Traditional orchards support more than just fruit trees: broods of tawny owls, generations of ... hornets, a new family of swallows: the bounty of the orchard is diverse.
Benedict MacDonald takes a closer look at these bountiful habitats.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/natures-bounty-englands-orchards/
Our report finds enough brownfield land for 1.3 million homes, land we can use for development while protecting the ... countryside.
Let’s use #brownfieldfirst, and build back better by breathing life into derelict areas of our towns, cities and villages.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/theres-already-enough-suitable-land-to-meet-targets-for-new-homes-we-find/
BREAKING: We’ve found that there is enough brownfield land for 1.3 million homes - enough to meet government housing ... targets for the next five years.
There is already enough land to build the homes we need – so why deregulate the planning system?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/10/20/ministers-can-build-300000-homes-year-without-touching-greenfield/
In our latest installment for #BlackHistoryMonth we're exploring hidden rural histories of southwest England
From ... slavery to WW2 GIs, Louisa Adjoa Parker delves into the untold stories of the Black people who have left their mark on the English landscape.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/hidden-histories-of-the-countryside-black-lives-in-south-west-england/
Fly agaric is one of the most recognisable autumn mushrooms. 🍄
Its name comes from its historic use as natural pest... control: fly-plagued peasants would sprinkle chunks of the mushroom into a bowl of milk to form a deadly trap for insects! #FungiFriday https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/spot-some-weird-and-wonderful-fungi/
The government's proposed changes to the planning system could:
👉 Undermine local democracy
👉 Reduce affordable ... housing
👉 Threaten our countryside and green spaces.
SIGN and SHARE our petition calling on the government to drop these damaging plans. https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/66589/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter
Victoria Ekpo is co-founder of FootSteps, a walking group for Black women and their friends.
Here, she reminisces about... an eventful Lancashire walk and explains why it's so important to encourage more Black women to embrace the outdoors #BlackHistoryMonth
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/countryside-cows-and-conversation/
ICYMI: We’ve found that there is enough brownfield land for 1.3 million homes - enough to meet government housing ... targets for the next five years.
There is already enough land to build the homes we need – so why deregulate the planning system? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/10/20/ministers-can-build-300000-homes-year-without-touching-greenfield/
Today is #AppleDay!
Traditional orchards support more than just fruit trees: broods of tawny owls, generations of ... hornets, a new family of swallows: the bounty of the orchard is diverse.
Benedict MacDonald takes a closer look at these bountiful habitats.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/natures-bounty-englands-orchards/
Our report finds enough brownfield land for 1.3 million homes, land we can use for development while protecting the ... countryside.
Let’s use #brownfieldfirst, and build back better by breathing life into derelict areas of our towns, cities and villages.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/theres-already-enough-suitable-land-to-meet-targets-for-new-homes-we-find/
BREAKING: We’ve found that there is enough brownfield land for 1.3 million homes - enough to meet government housing ... targets for the next five years.
There is already enough land to build the homes we need – so why deregulate the planning system?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/10/20/ministers-can-build-300000-homes-year-without-touching-greenfield/
In our latest installment for #BlackHistoryMonth we're exploring hidden rural histories of southwest England
From ... slavery to WW2 GIs, Louisa Adjoa Parker delves into the untold stories of the Black people who have left their mark on the English landscape.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/hidden-histories-of-the-countryside-black-lives-in-south-west-england/
Fly agaric is one of the most recognisable autumn mushrooms. 🍄
Its name comes from its historic use as natural pest... control: fly-plagued peasants would sprinkle chunks of the mushroom into a bowl of milk to form a deadly trap for insects! #FungiFriday https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/spot-some-weird-and-wonderful-fungi/
The government's proposed changes to the planning system could:
👉 Undermine local democracy
👉 Reduce affordable ... housing
👉 Threaten our countryside and green spaces.
SIGN and SHARE our petition calling on the government to drop these damaging plans. https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/66589/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter
Victoria Ekpo is co-founder of FootSteps, a walking group for Black women and their friends.
Here, she reminisces about... an eventful Lancashire walk and explains why it's so important to encourage more Black women to embrace the outdoors #BlackHistoryMonth
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/countryside-cows-and-conversation/
