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For a thriving countryside that benefits everyone

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We are the countryside charity

We’re passionate about making the countryside a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy.

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What we care about

We want to connect people to our beautiful countryside, wherever they live.

Our areas of work

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Get involved

Love the countryside? Want to help us make it even better? Find out how.

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Discover our countryside

Want to know how to connect with nature when stuck inside? We can help.

Bring the countryside to you

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Responding to the ‘new deal’, we call for greater green ambition and share our vision

We have plans for a better, greener future. It’s not ‘build, build, build.’

The countryside next door

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Lockdown learnings: we want richer green spaces

Our new research shows how many of us want local green spaces improved.

What gets built and where

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As the Housing Secretary calls for planning reform: we say ‘move forwards, not back’

We warn against planning system reforms that might harm communities.

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Latest news

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Plastic bag use has dropped dramatically. We’re calling for the next steps

What gets built and where

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We join seventeen charities in calling for limits to planning deregulation

Homes people can afford

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Homes for heroes: affordable housing for rural key workers

Climate emergency

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As we launch a manifesto for a greener future, we join a mass climate lobby

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Responding to the ‘new deal’, we call for greater green ambition and share our vision

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CPRE statement against racism in the countryside

Climate emergency

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The countryside is key: we respond to a new climate change report urging rapid action

What gets built and where

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Don’t let planning deregulation lead to poor quality housing, says CPRE

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We say: revive our county farms