For a thriving countryside that benefits everyone

"Rewilding is about much more than idealistic people reintroducing wolves to the countryside." Great article in the @ManchesterMill about how nature is flourishing in South Manchester gardens, benefiting people as well as wildlife. https://manchestermill.co.uk/p/rewilding-a-manchester-council-estate

We offer condolences on the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/condolences-on-the-death-of-prince-philip/

Can anyone help a Harper Adams University student with her project on how planning system reform might stimulate brownfield development in the West Midlands? Short survey here: https://harper-adams.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/planning-and-development-policies-a-critical-evaluation-o-2

We urge all developers to listen to public concerns and not cover any hedges or trees with netting, which can endanger wildlife. https://www.cprestaffordshire.org.uk/news/nests-not-nets/

Petition against netting in Tamworth: https://www.change.org/p/tamworth-borough-council-stop-the-netting-of-hedges-in-tamworth

It's nearly time for #LineOfDuty and there are still many unanswered questions. Is Jo Davidson corrupt? Who killed Gail Vella? Who is the mysterious H? And, most importantly, is this site on the brownfield register and could it be redeveloped for housing? http://bit.ly/3dAfxT6

There are hundreds of different local campaign groups fighting the same battles around the country, as @RosieP4's new map shows - great article by @RosCoward. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/04/uk-environmental-protest-developers?

Staffordshire house built with bus stop blocking the path to the front door. When we say that new developments should be accessible by public transport, this isn't quite what we had in mind. @PlanningShit https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/unbelievable-staffordshire-house-built-bus-5257918?

Our spring newsletter is out now: https://mailchi.mp/406b3d6fd9b3/cpre-staffordshirespring-2021-newsletter-4867605

The Countryside Code has just had its first major revision in over a decade. Unfortunately it doesn't ban disposable barbecues, which can cause devastating wildfires. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/01/make-a-memory-campaigners-fear-revised-countryside-code-lacks-bite

Lichfield City Council is proposing to sell land on Festival Gardens to build a new slip road, resulting in the loss of several mature trees.

To object:

➡️ Email enquiries@lichfield.gov.uk by 6 April https://www.lichfield.gov.uk/_VirDir/CoreContents/News/Display.aspx?id=38561

➡️Sign the petition: http://chng.it/VZKMQyFVjm