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Peace of mind

Lots of us know that time in the countryside can make us feel better. But some organisations are going a step further and using the countryside tonic.

Best of the countryside

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How to find the best local food near you

Local food is the tastiest way to help the environment and support your local area. Here are our top tips on where to find local food near you.

Things to do this month

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Winter walks

We asked some of England’s many devoted ramblers to share their favourite seasonal strolls with us.

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A CPRE-branded banner reading 'more bees please' at the Houses of Parliament during a protest

Best of the countryside

Best of the countryside

A woman reaches to pat a horse over a fence

Peace of mind

Best of the countryside

A baker lowers a loaf of bread into a large oven

How to find the best local food near you

Best of the countryside

A couple pass a hedgerow whilst hiking in the Peak District

A natural history of hedgerows

Best of the countryside

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England’s best spots for stargazing

Our pick

Written in the stars

CPRE has long worked for dark skies over our countryside, not least to allow for the breathtaking experience of stargazing. Here, professional star-spotter Gary Fildes shares his journey to becoming a professional astronomer – and what the dark skies over Northumberland mean to him.

A woman stands outside Kielder Observatory looking over Kielder Water

Discover traditional winter festivals

We hunt down the weird and wonderful winter festivals still going strong in communities across England

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England’s best spots for stargazing

Discover some of the best places in England to enjoy our starry skies.

Man stargazing with telescope

Things to do this month

Things to do this month

Two girls stand beside a large telescope with a dark night sky behind them

Five ways to make your Star Count sparkle

Things to do this month

A view across marshland under blue cloudy skies, with a body of still water and some birds in the distance

When a blue view is good for you

Things to do this month

A building on the edge of a snowy waterfront in winter sunlight

Winter walks

Best of the countryside

Man stargazing with telescope

England’s best spots for stargazing

Days out

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Step into history with these pilgrims’ walking routes

A bird of prey display

Family days out

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Visit England’s steam railways

Three young people cycle towards the camera and away from a railway-style bridge over a body of water below blue skies

Railways reinvented