With intensive farming, pollution by big businesses and a lack of green jobs it’s easy to worry about the future of nature. 🌱 But what could the future look like if politicians get behind big action for nature?

Merry Christmas from your friends at CPRE Leicestershire! 🎄🎅 Spread the festive cheer and make a positive impact on our beautiful county. Join us in safeguarding Leicestershire's natural heritage by becoming a member today. Let's preserve and protect for generations to come! 🌳

'It would break my heart if we couldn’t look after the environment at the same time as running a business' - Ruth Grice @larderloutuk meets the people and finds out why they’re passionate about farming sustainably. 📷Mark Newton 📷Mark Newton 📷Clare Green 📷riverford @riverford

Happy New Year! 🎉 We're looking forward to continuing our work to protect, promote and enhance our beautiful Leicestershire countryside in 2024. ✊ Thank you all for your continued support 💚

Last year, we published new research on the housing crisis in rural England. 🏠 Our research finds that people are being driven out of the countryside by: 📈 rising house prices 💷 stagnating wages 🏘️ second homes and short-term lets Find out more 👇 cpre.org.uk/news/our-repor…

Help us in creating impactful change in Leicestershire's countryside🌳⁠ ⁠ We're really excited for 2024 and we need someone to provide dedicated and experienced leadership to help us achieve our goals! 🔗 Apply Now > volunteer.cpre.org.uk/opportunities/… #CPRELeicestershire

Despite the short days, winter can be a magical time for a walk in our stunning countryside. 💚 We asked some experts to share their favourite rambles for those crisp winter days, from short walks to long old hikes. Have a read here 👇 cpre.org.uk/discover/winte…

Exciting things coming soon 🥳 We're excited to be launching our Vision for Leicestershire's countryside this year! Keep an eye out for more information 👀 - - #CPRELeicestershire #vision #future #futureprospects #countryside #nature #leicester #2024

Apply today to become a CPRE Leicestershire trustee! 🪴⁠ ⁠ As a trustee, you’ll contribute towards decisions to develop our charity in line with our strategy and policy. You'll be a part of launching and implementing our Vision in 2024 too!⁠ ⁠ Join us >

We’re at Loughborough University today as part of their Sustainability Fortnight! It’s been great to speak with staff and students about all things CPRE (and hand out our tote bags) 😉 #countryside #cpreleicestershire #charnwood

A big well done to Leicester City for an incredible season 👏

In the last year, the threats facing our rivers have intensified and this is no more true than for the River Wye, which has been choked by pollution. #RiverWye #rivers #pollution #nature

✅ Seven out of the eight areas with the highest hedgerow priority scores are in the north of England. ✅ The analysis showed that a large amount of land is potentially suitable for planting new hedgerows. #Hedgerows #England #NationalHedgerowWeek

The next government will face era-defining decisions on housing, environmental protections and energy supply. We urge all political parties to think about the future while tackling the priorities of today.

'It has to be economic; otherwise, it's not reaching its goal really in terms of sustainability.' The Hockerton Housing Project (@hockertonhp) is a pioneer in sustainable housing innovation. 🏠💚 📷: @hockertonhp

Today's King's Speech set out a raft of bills proposed by the new government. Our view? 🏘️ Let's build more affordable homes and start with 1.2m on brownfield 🌞 Let's roll out renewables and start with rooftop solar cpre.org.uk/news/kings-spe…

Hedgerow Heroes is back for phase 4 🙌 This #hedgerow restoration project sees local CPRE groups connect their communities with the unsung hero of the countryside: hedgerows. We can't wait to get started 💚 Find out more 👇 cpre.org.uk/stories/eight-…

Our countryside is beautiful in July 💚 From beautiful wildflower meadows to busy birds and singing crickets, read about what you might find on a countryside walk this month 👇 cpre.org.uk/discover/a-cou…

We share the government's ambition to scale up clean energy and so do 64% of Brits. Interim findings from our report with Aldersgate Group and RenewableUK show that to do this properly, the planning system needs better resourcing and community input 👇 aldersgategroup.org.uk/publications/p…

How can the new Government better support farmers to ensure a resilient future for our countryside?🧑‍🌾 In our latest blog CPRE The countryside charity reflects on what building blocks are already there, along with overlooked topics such as healthy soils & more tailored local advice🌱 Read more👇