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We are CPRE Staffordshire, the countryside charity

We’re passionate about making Staffordshire's countryside a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy.

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What gets built and where

A new use for an old golf course

Campaigners want a former golf course to be designated as public open space

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The countryside next door

Disability and the countryside

Kuli Kohli writes about what the countryside means to her

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Dark skies

Star Count 2021: explore what we learned

Has lockdown reduced light pollution?

What gets built and where

Staffordshire

New brownfield toolkit

What gets built and where

Staffordshire

Eight weeks to shape the future of the Black Country Green Belt

Hedgerows

Staffordshire

Our hedgerow campaign: 40 by 50

Climate emergency

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Staffordshire

We urge local election candidates to stand up for the countryside

The countryside next door

Staffordshire

Observing the signs of spring

Hedgerows

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Nests Not Nets

Cleaner countryside

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Staffordshire

Reviving the Countryside Code

Landscapes

Staffordshire

Are we loving Cannock Chase to death?

Best of the countryside

Staffordshire

The Staffordshire Way – a forgotten treasure?

What gets built and where

Staffordshire

Our view on HS2

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Rosie P 🍃 💧🚴‍♀️@RosieP4·

Next week, Thurs 2pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-next-for-public-participation-in-plan-making-development-decisions-tickets-164326750735
@QuintinBradley @RightsClimate @FriendsMoss @HughEllisTCPA

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

This was an excellent event yesterday and very topical given recent events on the M25. We heard about the work of @SHAPwestmids and @Engagezcr, retrofitting, the Green New Deal, the role of the planning process and more.

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

Thank you to everyone who attended our AGM yesterday either online or in person. Special thanks to our guest speaker @simonsegar from Harper Adams University for an excellent presentation.

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CommunityPlanningAlliance @CommunityPlann1·

Calling ecologists and environmental campaigners - please fill in our survey about views & opinions of Biodiversity Net Gain:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1TdEu5G2ECtDKBNnqFAaEYVRqVrLBlPswY_Oea1TN0EUysg/viewform?usp=sf_link

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

A very important thread about the loss of hedgerows for development and what passes for Biodiversity Net Gain.

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CPRE Derbyshire, the countryside charity @CPREDerbyshire·

The #Matlock Wolds in #Derbyshire is at risk of development.

Local campaigners have shared a report with us which gives a #rewilding vision for the site, and puts the site's ecological value beyond any doubt! 🌼 🌈 ⁣
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View the report here: https://savematlocksgreenfields.wordpress.com/2021/09/05/rewilding-the-wolds/

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

CPRE's new online brownfield toolkit aims to help people tell their council about brownfield sites that could be developed, and to ensure they are included in the council’s Brownfield Land Register and Land Supply dataset: https://www.cpre.org.uk/resources/brownfield-land-register-toolkit/

Short 🧵about brownfield:

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AtmosTotnes (Totnes Community Development Society)@AtmosTotnes·

If you read @GeorgeMonbiot's article about how the deal to sell the land from beneath the #Totnes community's feet was done, you might like to message @SaputoInc to tell them how you feel about it. Is the #SaputoPromise worth the paper it's written on? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/15/england-right-to-build-laws-totnes-devon-housing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

Court rules that Environment Agency must do more to protect Staffordshire boy, 5, from landfill fumes: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/16/environment-agency-must-do-more-to-protect-boy-5-from-landfill-fumes-rules-court

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Wild About Nature in Staffordshire @WildAboutNatur·

Help save Britain’s hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’! - Sign the Petition! https://chng.it/4VsRRzbs via @UKChange @CPRECheshire @StaffsCPRE @CPRE_Hampshire @cpreshropshire @CPRE @CPREDerbyshire @WorcsCPRE @CPRENY @cprelancs @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

Just one week left to purchase your CPRE Staffs Grand Summer Draw tickets! Fancy a canal boat cruise, a tasty hamper full of goodies or a delicious afternoon tea for two! Head to https://cpre-staffordshire.onlineweb.shop/Grand_Summer_Draw/p7198972_20623760.aspx

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

Rules to protect wildlife tilted in favour of developers, say campaigners https://www.channel4.com/news/rules-to-protect-wildlife-tilted-in-favour-of-developers-say-campaigners via @alextomo

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

Slight change of plan for our talk and AGM this year on 21 September. It's now a hybrid event, with the option to attend in person or online. Our guest speaker is @simonsegar from Harper Adams University who will be Zooming in. Book your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cpre-staffordshire-talk-and-agm-tickets-165785905105

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

We have lots of great prizes up for grabs in our Grand Summer Draw, including a canal boat trip, afternoon tea for two, hampers, a day out at the Trentham monkey forest, and garden centre vouchers. Draw date is 21 Sep. Tickets are £1 each from our webshop: https://cpre-staffordshire.onlineweb.shop/Grand_Summer_Draw/p7198972_20623760.aspx

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CPRE The countryside charity@CPRE·

BREAKING: Our report finds that boosting hedgerows by 40% would create thousands of jobs, support climate action and nature recovery 👏

The government must stop dragging its feet and set a target to increase the hedgerow network by 40% by 2050. #40by50 http://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpres-groundbreaking-hedgerow-research

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

How could bus services in Staffordshire be improved? Let the county council know your thoughts: https://consultation.staffordshire.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/bus-service-improvement-plan/?fbclid=IwAR3u_JZUKO5gVU8rEj3fUl9yTwarVa6oFqA773L1ctnb5aCI3XH2ngFOyJI

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

We're back to an in-person AGM this year (at the Haling Dene Centre in Penkridge) and look forward to welcoming Simon Leather @EntoProf as our guest speaker. Refreshments at 6:30pm, talk and Q&A at 7pm and AGM at 7:30pm. Book your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cpre-staffordshire-talk-and-agm-tickets-165785905105

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

Eight weeks to shape the future as the consultation on the draft Black Country Plan 2039 opens, with a significant chunk of the Green Belt under threat of development.
https://www.cprestaffordshire.org.uk/news/eight-weeks-to-shape-the-future-of-the-black-country-green-belt/

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

Summer Newsletter and Notice of AGM - https://mailchi.mp/119829033721/cpre-staffordshireautumn-2019-newsletter-4883921

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CPRE Staffordshire @StaffsCPRE·

Important threat about the future of county showgrounds and agricultural shows at a time when the countryside is pivotal in the fight against climate change. We'll be at the Staffordshire County Show on 25 and 26 August.

https://www.staffscountyshowground.co.uk/staffordshire-county-show/

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