For a thriving countryside that benefits everyone

Spring is here and this is the month that lock-down starts to ease we have so much to look forward to. So take time outside with a friend or family member and enjoy the spring flowers.

#spring
#Wiltshire
#countryside

LOCAL PLAN REVIEW
There's still time to take part in the Wiltshire Council Local Plan review consultation and have your say on where future development, such as housing, infrastructure and employment land, may be built in the next 15 years.
Info 👉🏻 http://orlo.uk/AwbLO

We are about to submit evidence to show the number of houses proposed under the Wiltshire Local Plan is a serious over-estimation.
https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/19133018.many-homes-built-wiltshire-claims-countryside-charity/

#Wiltshire
#village

#Wiltshire
#village

Great news for us and bees!

Government reversed a ban on the 'Bee-killing' chemical neonicotinoid earlier this year - but now says it will not be used on UK sugar beet fields, after recent cold weather killed off virus-transmitting aphids.

#bees
#neonicotinoid

https://www.cprewiltshire.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-member/

#Wiltshire
#climatechange

We all want our environment and wildlife to be in a better state and we have a once in a generation chance to help make it happen!

Help to persuade
@BorisJohnson
to put strong protections for a better #StateofNature into law. Sign the petition
https://e-activist.com/page/76784/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=WCL

We urgently need your help to restore and plant a national network of hedgerows to take harmful emissions out of the air.
Please do consider a donation today to help the countryside resist climate breakdown.

https://donate.cpre.org.uk/page/75657/donate/1?locale=en-GB

#climatechange
#hedgerow

There's still time to take part in the Wiltshire Council Local Plan review consultation and have your say on where future development, such as housing, infrastructure and employment land, may be built in the next 15 years.
Info 👉🏻 http://orlo.uk/AwbLO

We are still working and discussing important issues and have been throughout the pandemic. Preserving the countryside for future generations to enjoy, has become even more important.

#wiltshire
#climatechange
#countryside

Stonehenge tunnel: Campaigners granted High Court hearing
Read more here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-56096991

#stonehenge #wiltshirelife #wiltshire #ukheritage #savestonehenge

We have been saving the countryside since 1926. See what we do in #wiltshire at https://www.cprewiltshire.org.uk/what-we-care-about/

#ukcountryside #wiltshirelife

Save our soils: what you need to know about the earth beneath our feet

https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/save-our-soils/

#farming
#wiltshire
#Biodiversity

Crafting expert Kirsty Sullivan suggests ways for kids primary age and up and get crafty to celebrate stargazing and deep, dark skies.

https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/introducing-orion-a-stargazing-craft-activity-for-families/

#Primaryagekids
#stargazing
#thingstodowithkids

#wiltshire #wiltshirelife #rewilding #biodiversity #gardening #wildlife

A month in the countryside: connecting with nature in February

https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/a-month-in-the-countryside-connecting-with-nature-in-february/

#countryside
#nature
#reconnectingwithnature