For a thriving countryside that benefits everyone

Hedgerows are crucial to our countryside, helping to tackle climate change and biodiversity decline🌿

The new dates for National Hedgerow Week 2022 are 17/09-25/09!🎉

Stay up to date here 👉https://treecouncil.org.uk/season.../national-hedgerow-week/

And check out our Hedgerow Campaign 👉https://cprebucks.org.uk/news/our-hedgerow-campaign/

Want to help in the protection of your local countryside? 🌳

CPRE Bucks are looking for new volunteers! 💡

Find out more opportunities and details below 👇
https://www.cprebucks.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering/

Kudos to the team at lovereading4kids for taking the hard work out of eco-conscious book-buying with their list of 70 books for a Greener Future 👇 https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/collections/eco-reads-70-books-for-a-greener-future-6262#.Yo-e2NyJBsE.twitter

We couldn't let Throwback Thursday pass without a shout out to the awesome Aylesbury Three. Happy World Otter Day everyone ! #OtterDay #Tbt
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=318816306247415

The results for the 2022 #StarCount are in!⭐️

Severe light pollution continues to fall nationwide since its 2020 peak 🌠

Yet Bucks has seen a rise by 4% since last year, with 6 in 10 participants experiencing it 🌃

Found out more 👇
https://pressat.co.uk/releases/star-study-finds-light-pollution-in-buckinghamshire-has-increased-0b9ab402149f2326da0063786701caf7/

A lot can change in 4 years, esp. when it comes to local housing needs. 🏡

We think the Government’s Standard Method used by planning authorities since 2018 is now out of touch with reality and urgently needs updating.

If you agree, sign the petition: https://tinyurl.com/mrxhjszw

A new Natural History GCSE has been approved by the Government 🌳

From 2025 students will learn about British wildlife and sustainability issues 📖

This is a great step towards improving young people's understanding of the environment and conservation💚

https://inews.co.uk/news/education/government-new-natural-history-gcse-wildlife-climate-change-1585522

Today marks #WorldEarthDay2022 with a focus on shifting towards greener practises.🌍

Planting or protecting hedgerows (like the one below) is a great way to be more sustainable and help fight climate change.🌿

Find out more here:
https://cprebucks.org.uk/what-we-care-about/what-gets-built-and-where-2/
(📷by CPRE volunteer)

Do you love your local countryside?🌳

By becoming a member with CPRE Bucks you’ll help protect our incredible countryside, as well as receiving regular updates and discounts.

Become a member for £3 a month – email us at office@cprebucks.org.uk or visit
https://www.cprebucks.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-member/

Fewer Green screens, more Green scenes.
http://www.cprebucks.org.uk/.../buckinghamshire-the-new
Our local area, already has seven film/TV studios, with proposals for a further five. How many do we need?!
It's time to have our say and speak up for the Green spaces in Bucks.
Lights, camera, let's take action! 🎥

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.“ – Theodore Roosevelt ✨✨✨

https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/19957752.bucks-stargaze-campaign-amid-worsening-light-pollution/

Phew! Well done Michael Gove, February 2022 sees another win for the countryside in the ongoing battle to protect our green spaces from ever increasing developments.🏘️

http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/875/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/875/pub/875/page/29/article/269766

Thank you to MKFM, for sharing our Star Count campaign this week! 🌟

“Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

https://www.mkfm.com/news/news-extra/stargazers-wanted-to-map-light-pollution-in-bucks/

Did you hear CPRE Bucks' chair Paula on the radio this week?!
A big thank you to BBC Three Counties Radio on Wednesday for having us! If you missed it Paula will be on again for Wycombe Sound on Monday morning (around 10.30am). 📻

To mark her Jubilee year in 2022, HM The Queen has launched a unique tree planting initiative called The Queen’s Green Canopy which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.

Vote on Buck's best existing tree's below:
https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/news/70-trees-for-70-years/