We have some very exciting news to share 🔔✨
After RHS Chelsea Flower Show, our On the Edge garden won't just disappear, it will be reimagined and rehomed at Park Hill, Sheffield.
This location means the world to us. Sheffield is where our organisation was born, brought to life by pioneering activists like Ethel Haythornthwaite. It was here, close to the Peak District - the very first National Park that CPRE campaigned for - that our roots were laid down.
Sending our centenary garden back North feels like a truly beautiful full circle moment. We couldn't think of a more fitting place for it to live on.
Originally built in the 1960s Park Hill has been transformed in recent years by a joint venture partnership of Urban Splash and Places for People with the pair working together to create hundreds of new homes, amenities and green spaces.
#Sheffield #NationalParks #Countryside
The countdown to RHS Chelsea Flower Show has officially begun 🌸
Our On the Edge garden is taking shape, and it's already looking stunning. Over the past few weeks, talented teams of artisans have been crafting a garden that showcases nature's resilience, and shows how care can transform everyday neglected places into spaces of beauty and belonging.
We can't wait to show you the finished garden! 👇 Follow along for updates.
Thanks to @project.giving.back for supporting this year's garden.
@theoutdoorroom , @wood5333@tomharestudio@noblestonework@specialisedmetalfabrications
#RHSChelseaFlowerShow #Garden #Countryside
It's here 🥳!
Future Rural is out in the world — and after two years in the making, we couldn't be prouder.
Writers, farmers, ecologists, activists and thinkers have come together to ask one urgent question: what does the countryside mean to us, and what could it become?
Essays and poetry on habitat loss, housing, creativity, community and the land we share. A celebration and a call to action — published in our centenary year, as CPRE marks 100 years of protecting the countryside.
Thank you to every contributor, and to everyone who joined us at the launch last night.
Get your copy today! Link in bio. 📖
We want every town and city to be surrounded by thriving, protected countryside. Do you agree?
Earlier this week, we launched our On the Edge campaign - We're asking everyone across England to stand with us and call for countryside On The Edge to be protected and regenerated for nature, for climate, for wellbeing.
Add your name - link in bio!
#Countryside #Nature #GreenBelt
Catch up on all things Urban Splash in our May Newsplash...
🌸 A @cpre centenary @the_rhs garden will be taking permanent root at Park Hill in Sheffield designed by @saraheberlelandscape
👷 We’re working with @gmiconstructiongroup to bring Park Hill Phase 4 to life where we’re creating 125 new homes alongside enhanced public realm, EV charging, and cycle storage with our partners @placesforpeopleofficial
🤝 We’ve completed more than 4,000 sq ft of commercial deals in the North West, with more than two thirds secured at Boat Shed in Salford
📆 We’re heading to @ukreiif next week, where we’re also sponsoring Rock @ UKREiiF to raise funds for @landaidcharity
⛵️ Don’t miss the calendar of events set to take place at @royalwilliamyd this summer
Read about all of the above and more by visiting our website 🔗
As part of the CPRE Centenary National Awards, we think it’s really important to celebrate those shaping the future of our countryside.
Our Young Countryside Changemaker category highlights the next generation leading that change.
From raising awareness to influencing government, young people are making their mark. 🙌
Know a young person inspiring action? Nominate them today, link in our bio.
#ad | This year at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Campaign to Protect Rural England are shining a light on one of the unsung heroes of our countryside; the edge lands.
I’m lucky enough to live right next to an edge land, but this is in part because my house was built on what used to be edge land itself. As cities grow our countryside shrinks and our edge lands are under constant pressure from development. We use this space every day, if we need to decompress, get some exercise, feel the sun on our faces or just sit quietly for a bit. It’s where I forage in hedgerows and the kids practice cartwheels. Where the dog gets to run free and where my kids first saw wild badgers.
These places are more than just the edges of towns, they are the places we seek refuge when we need a connection to the natural world. We want to hear about your edge lands and how you use them 💚
If you want to read more about this garden and the campaign, please head to the link in my bio.
@cpre@the_rhs@saraheberlelandscape@project.giving.back #edgelands #cpre #chelseaflowershow #rhschelsea
Last week, we celebrated the launch of our brand new book, Future Rural 🎉 We gathered at the iconic Daunt Books in London with the authors, CPRE staff, and guests to mark the occasion — and we took the opportunity to ask some of them about their vision for the future of the countryside.
📖 Find out more about Future Rural at the link in bio!
🌟 The CPRE Centenary National Awards celebrates those shaping the future of our countryside, and our Countryside Changemaker category is all about the people behind that change.
Whether they’re raising awareness on issues in the countryside, or inspiring local action, we’re recognising individuals making a real impact.
Put forward someone making a difference. Link in our bio.
We want every town and city to be surrounded by thriving, protected countryside. Do you agree?
We're asking everyone across England to stand with us and call for countryside On The Edge to be protected and regenerated — for nature, for climate, for wellbeing.
Add your name. Link in bio. 🌱
(C) Joe Dunckley
