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Wishing all those marking the end of Ramadan this evening a joyous Eid al-Fitr. We'll be watching for the crescent moon!🌙
Eid Mubarak! 🎈 🎉 🎁
#Ramadan #EidAlFitr
The government's new Planning Bill will lead to open season for developers on large parts of the countryside.
It could also slow the delivery of genuinely affordable homes in many areas.
All in all, it risks creating a free for all for development.
Government pushes Planning Bill forward as critics question 'free for all'
The government says it plan to change development rules would help it hit house-building targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
'Love our bogs' is a message we can certainly get behind 😊
From protecting and restoring our peatlands to planting trees and hedgerows, our countryside is part of the solution to the #ClimateEmergency 👏👏
âLove our bogs‘: UK should harness all its landscapes in fight for climate â report
First complete assessment of how UK nature-based solutions can combat the climate and biodiversity crises released ahe...
www.theguardian.com
These hilltops in the Peak District have been renamed ‘The Ethels’ in honour of a Sheffield woman.
Our verdict on the government's new planning laws: an utter disaster that could take us back to a deregulated dark age of development.
This new bill would undermine local democracy and lead to unnecessary loss of countryside. We need an urgent rethink.
Johnson‘s planning laws an âutter disaster‘, say countryside campaigners
Critics say bill unveiled in Queen‘s speech to spur housebuilding will bring âdark age of development‘
www.theguardian.com
This is why @CPRE is campaigning to save peat land and plant hedgerows....our bogs’: UK should harness all its landscapes in fight for climate – report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/12/love-our-bogs-uk-should-harness-all-its-landscapes-in-fight-for-climate-report-aoe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
In the wake of today's Queen's Speech, we're calling on the government to urgently rethink the forthcoming Planning Bill, which is virtually incompatible with their aims to make the UK a world-leader in environmental protection legislation.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/planning-bill-could-bulldoze-environment-bill-warns-cpre/ #QueensSpeech
Bridleways, public footpaths, byways and permissive footpaths... 😕
Ever felt confused by the different path and rights of way you encounter in the countryside? 😖
Well we've got the guide for you (thread) 👇 👇 https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/permissive-to-public-know-your-pathways/
Bridleways, public footpaths, byways and permissive footpaths... 😕
Ever felt confused by the different path and rights of way you encounter in the countryside? 😖
Well we've got the guide for you (thread) 👇 👇 https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/permissive-to-public-know-your-pathways/
Thanks to @BBCCountryfile and @SteveBrownGBWR for the shout-out during this brilliant piece on the wonder of dark skies 👏👏
Watch from 44:30 to hear about #StarCount, how light pollution is obscuring the stars and the effect it can have on insects >> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000w0gf/countryfile-cranborne-chase
Cranborne Chase has been officially recognised for the purity of its night skies. It’s the only Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to be recognised for its uninterrupted views of the stars above. ✨ #Countryfile
Honoured and delighted to get involved at such a challenging and exciting time for country matters. https://twitter.com/CPRESomerset/status/1392029229995417605
We are thrilled to announce on #SomersetDay that we have a new President - the wonderful @mariellaf1
We are so looking forward to working with Mariella. She has a genuine love of the Somerset countryside and will be a great ambassador for our charity.
we agree with @HMcG_DGNT that we need a planning system 'that’s good for growth, heritage and the environment' @CPRE @nationaltrust https://www.cpre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Joint-vision-for-planning-January-2021.pdf https://twitter.com/CPRESurrey/status/1392039998476668933
Planning laws are not a 'blocker to new homes', National Trust warns | via @telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/10/planning-laws-not-blocker-new-homesnational-trust-warns-government/ #housing #planning #countryside @nationaltrust @CPRE @LondonGreenBelt @KristinaKenw @DrAshleyBowes @TomFyans @CrispinTruman @PaulMiner3
Buses are critical to levelling up and cutting carbon. This is why we need buses for every community - https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/74256/petition/1?locale=en-GB https://twitter.com/tracybrabin/status/1392003082251341829
Second day in job as #WestYorkshireMayor & heading to work on the bus. Timetable online doesn’t match actual arrival/journey times, no information at bus stops (bus number would help). 15 min drive 1hr+ on the bus. We must be able to do better than this. @arrivayorkshire
My bluebell trip to Dockey Woods wasn't hugely successful due to a cloud bank, but I'm quite pleased with this sunrise shot en route, somewhere just outside #MiltonKeynes on the A4146! @StormHour @ChrisPage90 @scenesfromMK @DestinationMK @CPRE @BBCCountryfile #LoneTree #Sunrise
join @CPRE, the countryside charity. amazing work they do
Wishing all those marking the end of Ramadan this evening a joyous Eid al-Fitr. We'll be watching for the crescent moon!🌙
Eid Mubarak! 🎈 🎉 🎁
#Ramadan #EidAlFitr
The government's new Planning Bill will lead to open season for developers on large parts of the countryside.
It could also slow the delivery of genuinely affordable homes in many areas.
All in all, it risks creating a free for all for development.
Government pushes Planning Bill forward as critics question 'free for all'
The government says it plan to change development rules would help it hit house-building targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
'Love our bogs' is a message we can certainly get behind 😊
From protecting and restoring our peatlands to planting trees and hedgerows, our countryside is part of the solution to the #ClimateEmergency 👏👏
âLove our bogs‘: UK should harness all its landscapes in fight for climate â report
First complete assessment of how UK nature-based solutions can combat the climate and biodiversity crises released ahe...
www.theguardian.com
These hilltops in the Peak District have been renamed ‘The Ethels’ in honour of a Sheffield woman.
Our verdict on the government's new planning laws: an utter disaster that could take us back to a deregulated dark age of development.
This new bill would undermine local democracy and lead to unnecessary loss of countryside. We need an urgent rethink.
Johnson‘s planning laws an âutter disaster‘, say countryside campaigners
Critics say bill unveiled in Queen‘s speech to spur housebuilding will bring âdark age of development‘
www.theguardian.com
This is why @CPRE is campaigning to save peat land and plant hedgerows....our bogs’: UK should harness all its landscapes in fight for climate – report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/12/love-our-bogs-uk-should-harness-all-its-landscapes-in-fight-for-climate-report-aoe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
In the wake of today's Queen's Speech, we're calling on the government to urgently rethink the forthcoming Planning Bill, which is virtually incompatible with their aims to make the UK a world-leader in environmental protection legislation.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/planning-bill-could-bulldoze-environment-bill-warns-cpre/ #QueensSpeech
Bridleways, public footpaths, byways and permissive footpaths... 😕
Ever felt confused by the different path and rights of way you encounter in the countryside? 😖
Well we've got the guide for you (thread) 👇 👇 https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/permissive-to-public-know-your-pathways/
Bridleways, public footpaths, byways and permissive footpaths... 😕
Ever felt confused by the different path and rights of way you encounter in the countryside? 😖
Well we've got the guide for you (thread) 👇 👇 https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/permissive-to-public-know-your-pathways/
Thanks to @BBCCountryfile and @SteveBrownGBWR for the shout-out during this brilliant piece on the wonder of dark skies 👏👏
Watch from 44:30 to hear about #StarCount, how light pollution is obscuring the stars and the effect it can have on insects >> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000w0gf/countryfile-cranborne-chase
Cranborne Chase has been officially recognised for the purity of its night skies. It’s the only Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to be recognised for its uninterrupted views of the stars above. ✨ #Countryfile
Honoured and delighted to get involved at such a challenging and exciting time for country matters. https://twitter.com/CPRESomerset/status/1392029229995417605
We are thrilled to announce on #SomersetDay that we have a new President - the wonderful @mariellaf1
We are so looking forward to working with Mariella. She has a genuine love of the Somerset countryside and will be a great ambassador for our charity.
we agree with @HMcG_DGNT that we need a planning system 'that’s good for growth, heritage and the environment' @CPRE @nationaltrust https://www.cpre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Joint-vision-for-planning-January-2021.pdf https://twitter.com/CPRESurrey/status/1392039998476668933
Planning laws are not a 'blocker to new homes', National Trust warns | via @telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/10/planning-laws-not-blocker-new-homesnational-trust-warns-government/ #housing #planning #countryside @nationaltrust @CPRE @LondonGreenBelt @KristinaKenw @DrAshleyBowes @TomFyans @CrispinTruman @PaulMiner3
Buses are critical to levelling up and cutting carbon. This is why we need buses for every community - https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/74256/petition/1?locale=en-GB https://twitter.com/tracybrabin/status/1392003082251341829
Second day in job as #WestYorkshireMayor & heading to work on the bus. Timetable online doesn’t match actual arrival/journey times, no information at bus stops (bus number would help). 15 min drive 1hr+ on the bus. We must be able to do better than this. @arrivayorkshire
My bluebell trip to Dockey Woods wasn't hugely successful due to a cloud bank, but I'm quite pleased with this sunrise shot en route, somewhere just outside #MiltonKeynes on the A4146! @StormHour @ChrisPage90 @scenesfromMK @DestinationMK @CPRE @BBCCountryfile #LoneTree #Sunrise
join @CPRE, the countryside charity. amazing work they do
