For a thriving countryside that benefits everyone

Whether you’re into walking, wildlife watching or ‘leaf-peeping’, #NationalTreeWeek🌳 is the perfect opportunity to look out for some of the many ancient oaks that grace England's forests.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/enjoy-the-autumn-colours-in-englands-historic-forests/?fbclid=IwAR3xFRSdBl1KyXjzzsugoyCmkIRr-Cu35jAcjw7uCmkZTT7q3en-MY0Dpv8

https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/19739215.cpre-want-wiltshire-council-adopt-brownfield-first-policy/ read our findings on brownfield sites in this week’s @wiltshiretimes

Until we see more than just brownfield first rhetoric from the government, our countryside and green spaces will face destruction.
We're calling on Boris Johnson and Michael Gove to introduce #brownfieldfirst planning legislation before it's too late!
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/nov/22/planning-legislation-must-be-amended-to-protect-countryside?fbclid=IwAR0wd8_RHVPLMb_L-hAe-wBtam6aqgfAi81cIHnjpVkfkyDSDoQHgLjlpmQ

November is a month to celebrate trees, kick up piles of leaves, collect pine cones and watch them open with indoor heat.
Find out more about connecting to nature here. . .
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/a-month-in-the-countryside-connecting-with-nature-in-november/

Historic woodland in Bradford on Avon to face the axe. The first recorded mention of the woodland is as far back as the 10th Century – when it was offered as reward to Leofwine, a huntsman of Anglo-Saxon King Æthelred II.  https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/19725614.upset-140-ash-trees-face-axe-ancient-becky-addy-wood/

Another housing development gets the go ahead in #chippenham yet there has been a significant increase in brownfield sites in Wiltshire, CPRE research shows. ⁦@wiltscouncil⁩ we need to talk….⁦@matthew_wilts⁩ ⁦@michelledonelan⁩ https://www.cprewiltshire.org.uk/news/exclusive-cpre-research-shows-brownfield-sites-increasing-but-wasted/

Exclusive CPRE research shows brownfield sites increasing but wasted - CPRE Wiltshire ⁦@BBCWiltshire⁩ ⁦@matthew_wilts⁩ ⁦@KarenJGardner⁩ ⁦@itvwestcountry⁩ https://www.cprewiltshire.org.uk/news/exclusive-cpre-research-shows-brownfield-sites-increasing-but-wasted/

Such a lovely message from @waitrose Salisbury! ‘CPRE Wiltshire the Countryside Charity are passionate and care about our environment and set out to make a positive impact in our local communities.  We will not only raise awareness but collectively deliver real change’

'Beauty is around us everywhere' sings @CarlyPaoli in the stunning anthem 'A Time for Mercy' with a new video released at the halfway mark of #COP26Glasgow https://www.cprewiltshire.org.uk/news/a-song-for-mercy-for-our-planet-new-video-by-carly-paoli/ @BBCWiltshire @JohnBakerNewsW1 @KarenJGardner @DavidWooding

Yew done it? We should be planting trees not killing them! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10172339/Ancient-yew-tree-survived-two-world-wars-POISONED-tiny-village-suspect.html