Local Group Web Manager – Linda Williams
The countryside’s secret weapon, missing from COP26: the case for hedgerows
Dorset’s green fields under threat from developers
18th November 2021
PR-2 Some 56% of Dorset is designated as Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), more than any other county in England.
Draft Local Plan’s Housing Strategy
1st November 2021
PR-1: Dorset Council Receives Crushing Rejection of the Draft Local Plan’s Housing Strategy
Fingerposts: Dorset Icons
5th October 2021
One iconic image that is unique to Dorset are its fingerposts, the old road signs featuring a white or occasionally red metal roundel or finial.
Discover your countryside
29th September 2021
With the glorious autumn sunshine it's a great time to go out and explore our beautiful countryside. CPRE Members, you and your family can enjoy discounted entry to over 100 of England's most splendid houses and gardens.
Hedgerow Heroes Project
29th May 2021
We are delighted to link up with CPRE Hampshire to support the restoration of hedgerows. It is part of a new project, called Hedgerow Heroes, to plant or restore over 15 kilometres of hedge across the country.
Dorset CPRE Slams Government Planning Reforms
14th May 2021
Queen’s Speech Planning Reforms. The government has dismayed many around the country by announcing, in the Queen's Speech, its controversial plans to radically alter many decades of planning practice ..
Why You Should Object To Giant Solar Farm In Blackmore Vale by 18th June
21st June 2021
BSR Energy have submitted a planning application to cover 190 acres of productive farmland with giant solar power station to be sited between Hazelbury Bryan, Mappowder and Pulham in the beautiful heart of Thomas Hardy’s Blackmore ‘Vale of the Little Dairies’.
Pubs and Village Shops: The Beating Hearts of our Rural Communities
9th April 2021
Please revisit our pubs from 12th April: Pubs and Village Shops are the beating hearts of our rural communities