Children enjoying the open fields in Hulton Park

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We are the countryside charity

We work across Lancashire, the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester, with communities, businesses and government, to stand up for our countryside and green spaces.

Our vision

Countryside medal for CPRE stalwart

Dr. Des Brennan’s important work recognised

Countryside Medal

Meet some of our volunteers

Why do Zoe, Aidan and Amelia volunteer with CPRE Lancashire? Find out in our new video.

Volunteer Stories

Try our new WalkingBeats playlist

Explore local greenspaces with our upbeat soundtrack

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Climate emergency

The countryside is key to tackling the climate emergency

The countryside must play a leading role in our zero-carbon future

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Dark skies

Star Count shows almost 80% of local participants live in areas with severe light pollution

2% of local participants witnessed dark skies, 78% severe light pollution

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Tranquil places

Holiday cabins and barn conversion would harm rural landscape character in AONB

Holiday cabins would affect landscape in Forest of Bowland AONB

Zero waste

Lancashire

Parbold Hill: a view worth saving!

Roads

Lancashire

Simister Island exchange: CPRE’s view

Farming

Lancashire

Industrial-scale mushroom ‘factory’ inappropriate in the Green Belt

Landscapes

Lancashire

Photography competition winners announced

The countryside next door

Lancashire

Lancaster District Plan is ready for adoption

Roads

Lancashire

Highways England’s A5036 Port of Liverpool Access Scheme

Local transport

Lancashire

CPRE calls for major investment in the region’s rail network.

What gets built where

Lancashire

What’s the plan? An analysis of local plan coverage across England.

Meet our patron, Stephen Lowe

Find out about Stephen’s love of the Lancashire countryside and its origins

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RESCHEDULED: October 4th 2020: Preston Green Belt walk

Join us for a walk to celebrate Preston’s Green Belt on Sunday 19th April 2020

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Brain, Body & Biodiversity: reasons to protect our green spaces

Amelia Furness’s article about the importance of the countryside, urban green spaces and the Green Belt for wellbeing

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How well are new housing developments designed in Lancashire, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester?

How good is the design of new mass housing developments across Lancashire, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester? New national report form CPRE

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cprelancs @cprelancs·

Yes, thanks already on to them. Not a great start when documents are hard to find.

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cprelancs @cprelancs·

Places must be planned with people able to articulate on local issues. It is not all about the economy, but our environment too!

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Definitely agree! 😘🌳🐛🦋🏕😘

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cprelancs @cprelancs·

Public engagement in our planning system is threatened. We value our democratic planning process. We want our countryside to enjoy continued protection.

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cprelancs @cprelancs·

We are currently reading through the decision notice for the Hulton Inquiry to see if there are grounds for a judicial review of the Secretary of State's grant of consent. We don't want the heritage or Green Belt value to be harmed. @HeartHulton

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cprelancs @cprelancs·

Don't be fooled. Gross oversimplification of planning is a threat to quality of place. This administration will build, build, build irrespective of planning harms.

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Eid Mubarak to all celebrating xx

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HS2 Ltd have said there will be “no net loss to #biodiversity” on the #HS2 scheme. No net loss is impossible to achieve where #AncientWoodland is destroyed because it is an irreplaceable habitat http://www.woodlandtru.st/xvKgO https://twitter.com/CountrysideNews/status/1287714719021793281

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You'll never walk alone in your local greenspaces, with our playlist... #WalkingBeatsLiverpool https://tinyurl.com/WalkingBeatsLiverpool @MetroMayorSteve @LiverpoolParks @RimroseValley

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cprelancs @cprelancs·

Dismantle planning at your peril @BorisJohnson @RTPIPlanners

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cprelancs @cprelancs·

We hope our photograph competition winners can impress Countryfile. Lancashire has some colourful landscapes.

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Thanks for help keeping our greenspaces tidy.

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FYI

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Glad to see our friends restoring parts of the Forest of Bowland. Keep up the good work!

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Looks lovely

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Glad to see GMSF is back on track..lets hope for a true brownfield first approach. Keep our Green Belt safe! @SGMG2017

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A worthy campaign @SGMG2017 @HeartHulton @saverimrose

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Please watch this gorgeous film by Aidan McManus. It shows Rimrose Valley in all its glory and proves yet again how criminal it would be for Highways England to put a motorway through Rimrose Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqIOLMB50gI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR17Ny0B3BLRcIXU1_pZ1IxRRG3InUzwmvCcW3es-888kB4h9LvZ2ew_xYc #saverimrosevalley #healthnotwealth #greenlung

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cprelancs @cprelancs·

Good to see planners block houses considered harmful to rural character

http://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/luxury-preston-housing-estate-would-18595350

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We enjoy our newtwork of public rights of way. Happy birthday!

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