Children enjoying the open fields in Hulton Park

For thriving countryside and green spaces that benefit everyone

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

What we care about

Find out about our campaigns and priorities

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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

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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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·

Road building will scupper CO2 targets.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-53353258

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Love this mowing..we ❤ our greenspaces!

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cprelancs @cprelancs·

The NPPF already is a developers charter. The planning system must work for everyone not just the wealthy. We are losing our nature, wildlife, farmland for shareholder dividends, when we need the right homes in the right places and to value oùr environment.

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Love the coverage of #GreenerBetterFaster

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We love CPRE's #greenerbetterfaster report that provides countryside solutions to tackle the climate emergency. We must have a more socially responsible approach to change this harmful CO2 trend.

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Crispin Truman @CrispinTruman·

Listen to @CPRE’s piece on rural housing for key workers on @BBCRadio4 Farming Today this a.m. (6:40). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000kmsv

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We hope the public and Government listens.

BBC News - Coronavirus: UK warned to avoid climate change crisis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52547885

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We love our meadows. It is a shame that the Government's National Planning Policy Framework promotes their development by too much focus on developer viability. We urge for change. @RTPIPlanners and @theTCPA

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Go Manchester!

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Exactly right. Too much greed.

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We love the new Regeneration Manifesto. We will base our work on it to best support the countryside for the benefit of all in the future.

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Glad to hear Boris's announcement for build, build, build is to target brownfield land. Plan accordingly please. Keep this pledge true. @AndyBurnhamGM @MetroMayorSteve @prestoncouncil @LancasterCC @BpoolCouncil @blackburndarwen

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22 people discussed #GreenRecovery issues with Jeff Smith MP. Focus action on development that is socially responsible. @TheCCoalition @TyndallCentre @GMGreenCity

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Rural places are of value to all of us. In the past there were genuine barriers to inclusion. When you look at our old phamplets and photostock there is under representation and in the future we need to enable the celebration of diversity in the countryside.

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Help to keep yourselves and others safe.

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CPRE The countryside charity@CPRE·

If you want to tell your MP to put a greener, fairer countryside at the heart of plans to build back after #COVID19, sign up to be part of the
@TheCCoalition virtual lobby on Tuesday 30 June. https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/62308/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter

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Why black lives matter in the British countryside https://www.cpre.org.uk/opinions/black-lives-matter-in-the-countryside/

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We support the application for Turnmoss to have status as a Local Green Space.

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Great news that the Lancaster District Local Plan is now adopted. @LancasterCC
The Inspector removed an allocation for 500 homes south of Windermere Road in Carnforth as no justification. Well done to those involved. https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/lancaster-local-plan-due-for-summer-adoption/

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Glad to have what we instinctively know to be true, evidenced as true. The value of our nearby countryside must not be forgotten post lockdown.

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