Welcome to CPRE West Yorkshire

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We are the countryside charity

We’re passionate about making the countryside a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy. In West Yorkshire, CPRE works to protect, promote and enhance our amazing, beautiful countryside.

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Ways of Seeing West Yorkshire

Our project over the past two years has been to gather stories about how the huge variety of ways that West Yorkshire countryside is seen, used and experienced – and how this can inform our plans for the future. Read more about our project here.

Ways of Seeing Project

Planning Case Studies

Explore the work that we do through our planning case studies

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Find out our plans for 21st Century Countryside in West Yorkshire

What is possible to develop a countryside that is truly fit for the challenges of the 21st Century? Find out about our work to explore this here.

Local planning matters

Wakefield Local Plan Consultation – Our Review of the Plan

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Local planning matters

Wakefield Local Plan – Hotspots

Getting to grips with the Wakefield Local Plan consultation

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Local planning matters

Wakefield Local Plan Consultation

The latest Local Plan consultation is now underway for Wakefield.

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Community

West Yorkshire

Planning White Paper 2020

Dark skies

West Yorkshire

Star Count 2020 – Review

Community

West Yorkshire

News Update April 2020

Ways of Seeing Project

West Yorkshire

Meditations from Home in Lockdown

News report about the green belt in Calderdale

Sky News report on the green belt in Calderdale

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Wakefield Local Plan Consultation – Our Review of the Plan

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Wakefield Local Plan – Hotspots

Getting to grips with the Wakefield Local Plan consultation

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GALBA - Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport @galba_action·

Please help us spread the word - we have just days to persuade the Sec of State to call in the decision for a public inquiry. Please email him on this EASY LINK http://tinyurl.com/emailtheSoS. And please RT. Thankyou! #ClimateEmergency

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CPRE The countryside charity@CPRE·

Government action to tackle our throwaway culture is long overdue.

So it's disappointing to see a #DepositReturn system delayed until 2024, and after yet another consultation.

Has @DefraGovUK got the bottle when it comes to #DepositReturn?
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/drs-is-delayed-again-2021/

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Living Streets @livingstreets·

🚍 @CPRE's fantastic new report - Every Village, Every Hour - shows how we can have a bus system that is fit for the #ClimateEmergency and that will put an end to the inequality and social exclusion caused by the current car dominance of rural life. #RuralBuses https://twitter.com/CPRE/status/1373924916534382597

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CPRE The countryside charity@CPRE·

A big thank you to Transport Minister for Buses @CharlotteV and @WomensInstitute Vice Chair, Ann Jones, for joining us today to discuss our new #ruralbuses report 👏🚍💚

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River Holme @HolmeRiver·

We're excited to be involved with the @KirkleesCouncil
Young People's Festival #OurClimateOurVoice
starting today 23/3 & tomorrow. Enjoy finding out about the work we do to help reduce climate impacts
🌳🌼🌺🐟🦔 https://ourclimateourvoice.co.uk

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

Thanks to everyone who came to our network event today - your contributions, questions and ideas were inspiring!
@CPRE @CPRE_Hampshire @CPRENY @CPRENorthEast @CPREKent @CPREAvonBristol @strideworks1

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

We have started adding some of our responses to the Bradford Local Plan consultation to our website... more to come over the weekend! #Bradford #LocalPlan #SustainableFutures @CPRE
https://www.cprewestyorkshire.org.uk/what-we-care-about/local-planning-matters/bradford-planning-matters/

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Queensbury Tunnel @QburyTunnel·

We're in The Times today, alongside @HighwaysEngland other vandalism targets.
Hundreds of legacy rail structures are under threat from officials sitting in silos managing spreadsheets, ignoring folk in the real world trying to make a positive difference for their communities. https://twitter.com/thetimes/status/1372986565358669826

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StrideWorks @strideworks1·

Where Planning Stood Still: What happened at Owlthorpe, and what can we learn from it? Our analysis here https://www.strideworks.co.uk/2021/03/04/owlthorpe-fields-where-planning-stood-still/
@save_our_fields @WildSheffield @cprepdsy

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our #Bradford #LocalPlan discussion group. It was great to hear from so many people engaged with the process.
@CPRE #WestYorkshire #planning #BetterTogether

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DalesBus @DalesBus·

As we #buildbackbetter from the pandemic CPRE, the countryside charity, are calling for a reliable bus service for every community - a ticket out of isolation for everyone.

http://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/74256/petition/1

@CPRE @CPRENY @cprewestyorks @cprelancs

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

Our friend Lyndsey was on Sky News this week talking about the threat to #GreenBelt in #Greetland #calderdale and @cpre's @CrispinTruman was on too, launching the annual State of Green Belt report. Read more about it here https://www.cprewestyorkshire.org.uk/news/news-report-about-the-green-belt-in-calderdale/

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

All UK airports have plans to grow passenger numbers big time. This is unsustainable: why on earth tie economic aspirations to yet more carbon emissions? It's outmoded and short-sighted. @GfAoLBA @cpre @OurFutureLeeds @LeedsClimateCom https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/25/government-under-pressure-to-stop-leeds-bradford-airport-expansion?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

More from the Moor: There are few signs of spring arriving yet out on the open moorland but the ground in the sheltered woodland around Hebers Ghyll is becoming greener.
#WestYorkshire #ilkley #moor #TwitterNatureCommunity @CPRE #signsofspring #HebersGhyll

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Andy Leader @madeinholmfirth·

Walking into yesterday's strong winds seemed to give me an edge on the Hares. Came across 8 in all. Half of them were very close encounters. I noticed this one as I rounded a peat hag at about 3 metres. It let me change lenses & take a snap :-)

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

Getting to work on @bradfordmdc draft Local Plan response. It says they need to identify "sites to support high growth sectors and low carbon businesses". But surely, to meet @WestYorkshireCA 's net-zero 2038 target, ALL new growth must be zero-carbon?

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Rhubarb Festival @RhubarbFestival·

We're looking back at the amazing images and objects used in the 'A Force of Nature' exhibition from last years #rhubarbfestival
Images from @WFMuseums amazing collection!

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

Our friends @QburyTunnel have asked us to share this petition to save the Historic Railways Estate. Old rail routes provide walking, cycling and nature corridors and sometimes also lead to rail re-openings. @cpre @SlowWaysUK https://www.change.org/p/highways-england-protect-our-railway-heritage-from-highways-england-s-wrecking-ball

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Ilkley & District U3A @IlkleyU3A·

Have you taken part in @CPRE's #StarCount? It runs until Sunday (14th) - and all you need is a clear sky 🌃
Find out more here: https://www.cpre.org.uk/what-we-care-about/nature-and-landscapes/dark-skies/star-count-2021/
@cprewestyorks

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Welcome to CPRE West Yorkshire

We are the countryside charity

Ways of Seeing West Yorkshire

Planning Case Studies

Find out our plans for 21st Century Countryside in West Yorkshire

Wakefield Local Plan Consultation – Our Review of the Plan

Wakefield Local Plan – Hotspots

Wakefield Local Plan Consultation

Planning White Paper 2020

Star Count 2020 – Review

News Update April 2020

Meditations from Home in Lockdown

News report about the green belt in Calderdale

Wakefield Local Plan Consultation – Our Review of the Plan

Wakefield Local Plan – Hotspots

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