Caring for our countryside, coast and communities

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We are the countryside charity

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

What we care about

We want to connect people to the countryside, wherever they live.

Our areas of work

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Love the countryside? Want to help us make it even better? Find out how.

Discover our countryside

Want to know about things to see and do in the countryside near you? We can help.

Explore days out and more

What gets built and where

The foundations of good new rural housing

Prioritising need, location, people and planet, not profit

Multicultural walk to Hadrian’s Wall

Friendships were made and we got to see some wonderful English scenery

Hedgerows are the overlooked climate heroes of new government action plans

They are mini worlds of bio-diversity between the road and the field beyond

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Latest news

What gets built and where

Northumberland

The foundations of good new rural housing

Events

Northumberland

Multicultural walk to Hadrian’s Wall

Hedgerows

Northumberland

Hedgerows are the overlooked climate heroes of new government action plans

What gets built and where

Northumberland

‘Planning for the Future’ White Paper and the coming Planning Bill

Events

Northumberland

Photo Competition 2021 #View from the doorstep

What gets built and where

Northumberland

The Northumberland Local Plan

Local transport

Northumberland

Transport deserts

Events

Northumberland

Pub Quiz on England and the English Countryside

Discover our countryside

Three waterfall walks

There is something very satisfying about a walk to a waterfall

‘Red sky in the morning…’

our North Northumberland Coast is a wonderful asset

A walk beside Hadrian’s Wall

The famous sycamore was already in leaf for us