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Rural affordable housing report out now

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We are the countryside

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 the 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 about things to see and do in the countryside near you? We can help.

Explore things to do

Rural communities

Affordable housing scheme in Redruth

Our report: Housing crisis poses threat to survival of rural communities

The crisis is ‘ripping the soul’ from rural communities.

Rural communities

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Our reaction to the 2023 autumn statement

We comment on planning decisions, energy infrastructure and more.

Climate emergency

Oil drilling approval in Lincolnshire ‘completely unacceptable’, we say

A 15-year drilling licence has been granted.

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Latest news

Rural communities

Our report: Housing crisis poses threat to survival of rural communities

Renewable energy

Somerset

Rooftop Revolution event – November 2023

Homes people can afford

Gloucestershire

CPRE report: Housing crisis poses threat to survival of rural communities

About CPRE

Berkshire

December issue of Berkshire Voice is out now!

Climate emergency

London

Tree ring matched giving: DEADLINE 12pm 5th Dec

Homes people can afford

Norfolk

Housing crisis poses threat to survival of rural communities

The countryside next door

Cheshire

Sandstone Ridge AONB proposal

Renewable energy

Somerset

Solar power plants in our countryside

Latest features

Eyes on the Bill: lessons from a year and a half of legislative campaigning

CPRE’s Mark Robinson reflects on campaigning for local democracy.

A countryside walk in November

Wildlife to see on a countryside walk in November.

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Mental health and green spaces

Why green space, and access to it, is vital for our hearts and minds.

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