We are the countryside

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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

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CPRE joins call to protect National Parks from rumoured government rollback

CPRE joins coalition urging government to protect National Parks

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CPRE makes case for the countryside at the Labour conference

We’re launching a pamphlet with the Fabian Society.

What gets built and where

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We respond to government’s new towns announcement

We respond to the government’s announcement on New Towns.

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Latest news

Landscapes

CPRE joins call to protect National Parks from rumoured government rollback

What gets built and where

Cheshire

CPRE Cheshire initial concerns about Adlington New Town proposals

Landscapes

Somerset

Somerset Vintage Motorcycle Club supports our fingerpost restoration fund

What gets built and where

Hampshire

Over 33,000 New Homes Could Be Built on Hampshire’s Brownfield Sites

About CPRE

CPRE makes case for the countryside at the Labour conference

About CPRE

Berkshire

Campaigners celebrate 100 years of countryside protection

Hedgerows

Gloucestershire

Our Hedgerow Heroes Project enters its next phase

What gets built and where

Gloucestershire

Over half of brownfield sites could be built on rapidly, CPRE report shows

Latest features

CPRE and NALC launch new guide to planning for the public

The guide breaks down how our planning system works.

We respond to House of Commons debate on mega solar farms

The UK is still way behind on unlocking rooftop solar.

Ten things we want to see from the Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB)

Brownfield site near railway line