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We take a look at England’s strange chalk figures, both ancient and modern.
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📺WATCH LIVE: Thirteenth evidence session of the Land Use in England inquiry, hearing from @InternatRTPI, @theTCPA and @CPRE: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/7b4be076-0f19-4f86-8d8a-f0061498ad2b
The stakes are high right now for the climate and countryside as we know it.
Approving a new coal mine in Cumbria is bad news for the countryside and flies in the face of the climate targets agreed at #COP26. 🌎❌
#CumbrianCoalMine
Cumbrian coal mine would be ‘carte blanche’ for polluters – former minister
Chris Skidmore said approving the proposed coal mine near Whitehaven would send the wrong message to other countries.
www.independent.co.uk
During May, hawthorn flowers cover hedgerows top to bottom and you'll often find cow parsley growing along the base of the hedge. 💚
Have you spotted any hedgerow flowers in your area? 😍
Let us know in the comments! 👇
Ecclesall woods, Sheffield @theoutdoorcity
I came for bluebells but stayed for the trees 😊💚🌳
It's #WorldMeditiationDay! 😌🙏
Why not stop to take in the tranquility of your local countryside or green space? 💚
Or if you're rushed for time, check out our video and be transported to the tranquil sounds of nature! 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C38muZg6Ra4&t=3s
Know an unsung hero who helps protect and improve #NationalParks in England & Wales?
Well, nominations for @Campaign4Parks Park Protector Awards 2022 are now open!
Entries are open to staff, volunteers & groups
Find out more👇
https://cnp.org.uk/park-protector-award #ParkProtectorAwards
Are you an enthusiastic and creative campaigner with a passion for the countryside? ✊ 💚
This is an exciting opportunity to join our campaigns team and contribute to our work on hedgerows, planning, renewable energy and more.
Find out more and apply 👇
Campaigns Officer - CPRE
Work for CPRE, the countryside charity, within our policy and campaigns team and help us stand with the countrysid...
www.cpre.org.uk
Great to see so many fab learning resources for primary & secondary schools! CPRE's hedge leaflet & lesson plans feature, to help more children learn about hedgerows & why they matter. There's also a @CPRE prize draw for primary school teachers too! We 💕hedgerows 🌳🌳🐦🦔🐝🪲🦋 https://twitter.com/CountryClassrm/status/1526581375368847362
Hurray for #outdoorlearning 🤩👏🐾🌏🐝
We are super excited to be bringing you loads of amazing curriculum activity ideas, experiments, places to visit & even an exciting free prize draw to inspire your students to learn outdoors. 👏👏
👉https://www.countrysideclassroom.org.uk/blog/338
⚠️Most of our #AncientTrees have no real legal protection in the UK - but we're urging government to change that!
🌳Add your voice to our petition and help us fight for stronger laws to protect these #LivingLegends👇
http://www.woodlandtru.st/4HxDI
#StandUpForTrees
Looking up at a starry night sky is a magical sight and one that we believe everyone should be able to experience, wherever they live. 🤩
Use our interactive map to find your count and discover the darkest spots near you 👇
http://www.cpre.org.uk/starcount
#StarCount
#HedgesAndEdges are the cornerstones of functioning ecosystems.
From carbon storage & improved habitats to forage, shelter & shade. Hedges & edges management simultaneously tackles soil health, climate mitigation & biodiversity recovery in balance with food production
We love #hedgerows too! 🙌
Thank you for sharing our little rough guide around the hedges💚
We love #hedgerows. 😍😍😍
Take a look as this lovely little guide from @CPRE. A celebration of #hedgerows, with a handy #hedgerow plant identifier for when you’re next exploring our beautiful countryside. 🦋🐾🦔🐜🐝
👇https://www.countrysideclassroom.org.uk/resources/1689
'Looking up into the starry sky, I felt all the stress I had been feeling seep away, and I felt part of something so much vaster than myself.'
Writer @anitasethi shares more on her quest to learn more about the beauty of the skies over our heads. 🤩 👇
In praise of the night - CPRE
Anita Sethi recalls her first encounters with the night sky and her quest to learn more about what she could see.
www.cpre.org.uk
Just as we launched our #StarCount results, a rare blood moon could be seen over UK skies yesterday. 😍
Stargazers who stayed up until the early hours would have been lucky to catch a glimpse! 🤩 👇
Rare blood moon during lunar eclipse seen around the world
Amateur astronomers around the world were treated to a rare phenomenon yesterday — a super flower blood moon tha...
www.thetimes.co.uk
📺WATCH LIVE: Thirteenth evidence session of the Land Use in England inquiry, hearing from @InternatRTPI, @theTCPA and @CPRE: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/7b4be076-0f19-4f86-8d8a-f0061498ad2b
The stakes are high right now for the climate and countryside as we know it.
Approving a new coal mine in Cumbria is bad news for the countryside and flies in the face of the climate targets agreed at #COP26. 🌎❌
#CumbrianCoalMine
Cumbrian coal mine would be ‘carte blanche’ for polluters – former minister
Chris Skidmore said approving the proposed coal mine near Whitehaven would send the wrong message to other countries.
www.independent.co.uk
During May, hawthorn flowers cover hedgerows top to bottom and you'll often find cow parsley growing along the base of the hedge. 💚
Have you spotted any hedgerow flowers in your area? 😍
Let us know in the comments! 👇
Ecclesall woods, Sheffield @theoutdoorcity
I came for bluebells but stayed for the trees 😊💚🌳
It's #WorldMeditiationDay! 😌🙏
Why not stop to take in the tranquility of your local countryside or green space? 💚
Or if you're rushed for time, check out our video and be transported to the tranquil sounds of nature! 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C38muZg6Ra4&t=3s
Know an unsung hero who helps protect and improve #NationalParks in England & Wales?
Well, nominations for @Campaign4Parks Park Protector Awards 2022 are now open!
Entries are open to staff, volunteers & groups
Find out more👇
https://cnp.org.uk/park-protector-award #ParkProtectorAwards
Are you an enthusiastic and creative campaigner with a passion for the countryside? ✊ 💚
This is an exciting opportunity to join our campaigns team and contribute to our work on hedgerows, planning, renewable energy and more.
Find out more and apply 👇
Campaigns Officer - CPRE
Work for CPRE, the countryside charity, within our policy and campaigns team and help us stand with the countrysid...
www.cpre.org.uk
Great to see so many fab learning resources for primary & secondary schools! CPRE's hedge leaflet & lesson plans feature, to help more children learn about hedgerows & why they matter. There's also a @CPRE prize draw for primary school teachers too! We 💕hedgerows 🌳🌳🐦🦔🐝🪲🦋 https://twitter.com/CountryClassrm/status/1526581375368847362
Hurray for #outdoorlearning 🤩👏🐾🌏🐝
We are super excited to be bringing you loads of amazing curriculum activity ideas, experiments, places to visit & even an exciting free prize draw to inspire your students to learn outdoors. 👏👏
👉https://www.countrysideclassroom.org.uk/blog/338
⚠️Most of our #AncientTrees have no real legal protection in the UK - but we're urging government to change that!
🌳Add your voice to our petition and help us fight for stronger laws to protect these #LivingLegends👇
http://www.woodlandtru.st/4HxDI
#StandUpForTrees
Looking up at a starry night sky is a magical sight and one that we believe everyone should be able to experience, wherever they live. 🤩
Use our interactive map to find your count and discover the darkest spots near you 👇
http://www.cpre.org.uk/starcount
#StarCount
#HedgesAndEdges are the cornerstones of functioning ecosystems.
From carbon storage & improved habitats to forage, shelter & shade. Hedges & edges management simultaneously tackles soil health, climate mitigation & biodiversity recovery in balance with food production
We love #hedgerows too! 🙌
Thank you for sharing our little rough guide around the hedges💚
We love #hedgerows. 😍😍😍
Take a look as this lovely little guide from @CPRE. A celebration of #hedgerows, with a handy #hedgerow plant identifier for when you’re next exploring our beautiful countryside. 🦋🐾🦔🐜🐝
👇https://www.countrysideclassroom.org.uk/resources/1689
'Looking up into the starry sky, I felt all the stress I had been feeling seep away, and I felt part of something so much vaster than myself.'
Writer @anitasethi shares more on her quest to learn more about the beauty of the skies over our heads. 🤩 👇
In praise of the night - CPRE
Anita Sethi recalls her first encounters with the night sky and her quest to learn more about what she could see.
www.cpre.org.uk
Just as we launched our #StarCount results, a rare blood moon could be seen over UK skies yesterday. 😍
Stargazers who stayed up until the early hours would have been lucky to catch a glimpse! 🤩 👇
Rare blood moon during lunar eclipse seen around the world
Amateur astronomers around the world were treated to a rare phenomenon yesterday — a super flower blood moon tha...
www.thetimes.co.uk
