CPRE Warwickshire

Campaigning environmental charity promoting the beauty, tranquility and diversity of the county.

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

A very cold start right across the county today and barely above freezing all day. You can help wildlife wherever you live by putting out water and food for birds. Change the water regularly to prevent it freezing if you can.

#cprewarwickshire #winter #wildlife #wintersunshine

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

Patches of wildflowers in cities can be just as good for insects as natural meadows. Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings.

https://t.co/AfADVCau0u

#cprewarwickshire #wildflowermeadows #research

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

A council is continuing to back a project to build a solar farm in Coventry, even though plans have been rejected. Coventry City Council and energy company E.ON are still exploring options for the scheme at Lenton’s Lane, Longford, state council papers.

https://t.co/UdHZ1qvkwB

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

Yesterday we launched a new report with Aldersgate Group and RenewableUK on how the UK can fast-track clean energy while safeguarding nature and involve local communities every step of the way!

👉 https://t.co/SN4r9tRQqY

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

We are demanding more from our land than ever before for housing, nature restoration, and food production. We want a Land Use Framework that is more integrated, takes a brownfield first approach and gives local communities a chance to have their say 🗣️.

https://t.co/mX7Otps7tk

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

More than 12 tonnes (12,000kg) of litter was collected from a busy road during a clean-up operation. The waste was recovered from an 18km (11 mile) stretch of the A46 between Coventry and Stratford-upon-Avon.

https://t.co/1xGQRjpb9V

#cprewarwickshire #litter #cleanup

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

🌳 How can we build green infrastructure without sacrificing our countryside?

Last week our CEO Roger Mortlock joined a panel of experts on BBC Radio 4’s Rare Earth.

🎧 Listen back now 👉 https://t.co/4ERoEqNQAY

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

Remembrance Sunday
Lest we forget

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Severn Trent is well on the way to deliver a multi-million pound package of investments at sites across Warwickshire to improve river health in the area.

https://t.co/kJnkGnVBmC

#cprewarwickshire #riverhealth #improvments

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

It’s Trustees Week! 🎉

We're celebrating the incredible dedication of our trustees who help guide and support our mission every day across the country.

👉 https://t.co/XZ6HnSBb02

#cprewarwickshire #trustees #volunteering #getinvolved

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

Controversial plans to build a large solar farm in the countryside just outside of Leamington have now been put forward.

Full details here:
https://t.co/OwtuCf4Tri

#cprewarwickshire #planningapplication #solarfarm #leamington_spa

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

Thousands of people gathered in London on Sunday to call for tougher action on keeping the UK's rivers and seas clean for the March for Clean Water. CPRE was part of the coalition that managed this event.

https://t.co/r0jMESLg21

#cprewarwickshire #marchforwater #saveourrivers

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

Have you got plans too get out into the countryside this weekend? Here are a few ideas for lovely Autumn walks in our county.

https://t.co/FWiF0zPyjI

#cprewarwickshire #weekendwalks #countryside #autumn

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

The chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the autumn budget. We've outlined what we think the budget means for the countryside and rural England.

👉 https://t.co/HQ79EtVbhj

#cprewarwickshire #budget #3takeaways

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

'We should be prosecuting water polluters'

Thousands of people from the Midlands will be joining forces to highlight the importance of clean water in their lives.

More here:
https://t.co/Bt1oxY8phl

#cprewarwickshire #riverhealth #environment #pollution

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Our CEO, Roger Mortlock, reflects on the Green Belt’s origins and its critical role in facing today’s climate, nature, and wellbeing challenges.

👉 https://t.co/CEmxPsusyW

#cprewarwickshire #greenbelt #lovecountryside #essay

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

A rural housing training day, provided has helped district and parish councillors and council officers from across Warwickshire understand more about the rural housing enabling and development process.

More here:
https://t.co/PEDpLyRhWh

#cprewarwickshire #ruralhousing #wrha

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

We bet you didn't know there was a word for it!

#cprewarwickshire #autumnsounds #nature #countryside

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

The United Nations biodiversity summit COP16, is taking place in Columbia. Every little bit we can do to increase biodiversity in our gardens and in the countryside counts.

More here:
https://t.co/3Esz4hNQGz

#cprewarwickshire #COP16 #biodiversity #environment

[CPRE Warwickshire @protectwarwicks]

Here's a reminder that if you don't rake fallen leaves up, nothing bad happens. In fact, you create habitat for insects and animals.

#cprewarwickshire #autumn #leaves #dontraketheleaves