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

NEWS UPDATE

Recent events and focussed issues in our on-going range of activities…

What gets built and where

‘Planning for the Future’ – What can we expect in a new Planning Bill?

No piece of land around a village could be considered safe from development

Ovington Linear Arboretum

Anne Hudson guided us round the site, … and skillfully answered questions

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Events

Northumberland

NEWS UPDATE

What gets built and where

Northumberland

‘Planning for the Future’ – What can we expect in a new Planning Bill?

Events

Northumberland

Ovington Linear Arboretum

What gets built and where

Northumberland

How should good new rural housing look?

Farming

Northumberland

Top job for Edward Dungait, Young Farmer of Northumberland

Dark skies

Northumberland

Star Count and Northumberland’s Dark Skies

Events

Northumberland

CPRE Northumberland Branch History by Anne Burton

Tranquil places

Northumberland

Wilmer, the Carcamo family and the countryside of Northumberland

Discover our countryside

Enjoying our county

a vital source of solace and escape where we can challenge ourselves

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