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What can the paintings of John Constable teach us about farming today?

We’ve surveyed thousands of UK adults and the answer is clear: the public supports a comprehensive recycling scheme.

Biodiversity: essential for human life and flourishing countryside.

This briefing sets out a new definition of ‘affordable’ in national planning policy.

Huge savings are possible for rural communities if the government changes what counts as ‘affordable’ rent.

CPRE welcomes a report from the Committee on Climate Change that supports our campaign for the vital role hedgerows can play in addressing the climate emergency.

We welcome the new report from the RSA Food,Farming and Countryside commission which calls for a radical 10-year plan to transition to a sustainable food and farming system, in order to address the climate crisis

In June 2019, CPRE supporters were among thousands of people lobbying parliament for action on the climate emergency. Here’s what happened.

A moratorium on fracking and influencing a major landscape review.

We’ve joined with housing charity Shelter and 10 of the country’s top housing experts to push for urgent reform to the way land is valued.

We’ve joined forces with the Place Alliance (UCL) to develop an ambitious new way to measure the quality of housing design.

Together with a coalition of leading housing groups and charities, we’re calling on the government to make an investment to end the housing crisis.

Why CPRE sees climate as the biggest threat to our countryside.

Each year we run a citizen science project to count stars in the night sky and here, we reveal the 2019 results – and they make for interesting reading.

CPRE argues that the sustainability of rural communities depends on providing good homes that local people can afford.

This manifesto sets out our key asks for candidates in the May 2019 local elections.

CPRE’s annual State of brownfield report.

Our analysis shows building on derelict land has huge potential to regenerate towns and cities

Our research shows how to help people get the benefits of England’s special landscapes. 

Figures suggest that fly-tipping is on the rise – so we’re ready to continue our work campaigning for a clean countryside

Looking back at 2018 and sharing some of the ways our supporters helped promote, enhance and protect our beautiful countryside.

CPRE is a leading voice for dark skies nationally. Here’s why it matters.

As part of our contribution to a government review of our protected green spaces, we’re arguing for better transport links and access for every schoolchild so we can all enjoy the amazing experience of being in the countryside.

This report calls for a radical rethink of farming practices and soil management.

We find a possible blueprint for regenerating England’s market towns.