Campaigning for the countryside -
Our Vision
CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is our local branch of CPRE, a national charity.
We speak up for the English countryside: to protect it from the threats it faces,
and to shape its future for t
he better.
We have an emotional attachment to our countryside; we love and value the beauty
of our local landscape. We therefore commit ourselves to protect our landscapes
and rural communities and to seek out ways in which they can be enhanced. We know
we have set ourselves an important and never-
A profile of our County
Today’s Cambridgeshire was formed from the historic counties of Cambridgeshire, The
Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire and The Soke of Peterborough. It now comprises the
Districts of Cambridge City, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire and South
Cambridgeshire, while Peterborough is a separate unitary cou
ncil.
Our county remains predominately rural, with a wide variety of English lowland landscapes. It contains much of the best quality agricultural land in England. It is a sensitive and fragile landscape of gently rolling clay or limestone hills in the west and south falling to flat open Fen in the north and east. Wide river valleys with extensive meadows meander across this gentle landscape. Reflecting this variety, the river valleys with extensive meadows meander across this gentle landscape. Reflecting this variety, the villages and market towns also display widely different characters.
It is, however, subject to pressures which threaten its traditional character, particularly from intensive arable farming and development – it is the fastest growing County in the fastest growing region of England.
There are many ways you can help us protect our local landscape.
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These are just some of our local campaigns we are fighting -
CPRE Cambridgeshire The Town Hall Market Hill St Ives Cambs PE27 5AL For more information on our activities please contact Tracey Hipson: Tel: 01480 396698 Email: office@cprecambs.org.uk
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Campaigners start legal strike against railway litter -
