The countryside charity for Sussex. Protecting, celebrating and regenerating the Sussex countryside to shape a greener future for us all. Planning and development. Tackling the climate, nature, water and housing affordability crises.https://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mvp4vyzd5c2rBrighton & Hove Council has been vaccinating elms to protect them from elm disease. The vaccine has to be given annually & the council doesn’t have enough money to vaccinate all elms. To protect more trees, we’re supporting community groups to raise funds. If interested, email info@cpresussex.org.uk17 Sep 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvp4vyzd5c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mvkfd52mi223Earlier this month, we joined 22 national community and environmental organisations in signing an open letter to prime minister Andy Burnam over aviation appeal rights. Read more about the letter here: https://www.cpresussex.org.uk/news/cpre-sussex-joins-national-call-on-aviation-appeal-rights/ #AviationBill #Sussex @cagnegatwick.bsky.social15 Sep 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkfd52mi223https://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mv5snkpjok2cDid you know you can become a CPRE Sussex member? Individual membership starts at just £5 per month, with household membership from just £7 per month! Join us today to help shape a greener future for Sussex. Find out more at cpresussex.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-member/10 Sep 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5snkpjok2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3muyt2tjcis2nWe had a great time at our annual Countryside Day on Sunday. Thanks to everyone who helped make the day a success and our hosts at the Seven Sisters Country Park. Find out more about our next events at: cpresussex.org.uk/get-involved #LoveYourCountryside #Sussex #SussexCountryside #CountrysideDay08 Sep 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyt2tjcis2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mumb7qfja222The CPRE Sussex Countryside Day is on this Sunday (6 September) from 10am to 4pm. Entrance, craft activities and talks are free. Guided walk £2 for CPRE Sussex members, £4 for non-members. Find out more at: https://www.cpresussex.org.uk/news/6-september-countryside-day-2026/ Book your place here: https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/countryside-day-guided-walk-2-113003 Sep 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumb7qfja222https://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3muhcj4bscc2fToday is the first day of Love Your Countryside Month 💚! This September, we're launching a month of fresh ideas and inspiration, delivered straight to your inbox. Explore, connect with and celebrate the countryside that shapes your life. Sign up today: https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/195760/petition/101 Sep 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhcj4bscc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mu2fyyazls2kDid you know you can become a CPRE Sussex member? We’re a small team, so every new member makes a real difference to our ability to protect Sussex for future generations. Join us today to help shape a greener future for Sussex. Find out more at cpresussex.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-member.27 Aug 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2fyyazls2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mtnpkbtrzk2aVolunteer appeal! We are looking for volunteers to help out on our stall at this year’s Apple Harvest Day at Stanmer Park from noon to 5pm on Sunday, 20 September. If you’re interested in volunteering, please email info@cpresussex.org.uk22 Aug 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnpkbtrzk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mtdvnjbxkc2aLooking for a family day out? Join us at the CPRE Sussex Countryside Day at the Seven Sisters Country Park on Sunday, 6 September. Free kids' activities will include clay creature creation and lantern making. Entry is free but please let us know you're coming at: https://actionnetwork.org/events/countryside-day-202618 Aug 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdvnjbxkc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mtcazjxnf22pThere is still time to book your place on our upcoming walk with local expert Dr Geoffrey Mead. 10.30am on Sunday, 13 September Tickets are just £2.50 for CPRE Sussex members, £5 for non-members. Find out more and book here: https://www.cpresussex.org.uk/news/13-sept-10-30am-pevensey-levels-walk/ #SussexWalks #LoveYourCountryside17 Aug 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcazjxnf22phttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3msgck7wzqs2qDid you know August is Water Quality Month? Find out more about our work on water and sewage here: www.cpresussex.org.uk/what-we-care-about/water/06 Aug 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgck7wzqs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mrctapcgvs2vAs a charity we rely on the support of volunteers. You don’t need a specific skill set to get involved – just enthusiasm for the countryside! Find out more about how you can support out work at www.cpresussex.org.uk/get-involved/23 Jul 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrctapcgvs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mqrkx2plnc2zDid you know we have a page of Tree Trails on our website? The trails include two special collections – Special Trees of Brighton & Hove and Great Elms of Brighton & Hove. To start discovering more of Brighton’s wonderful trees visit https://www.cpresussex.org.uk/tf26/tree-festival-2025/tree-trails/ #Brighton #Sussex16 Jul 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrkx2plnc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mqly2dixqk2iWe are sounding the alarm over the draft National Planning Policy Framework. Unless it is revised, the NPPF will cause irrevocable damage and destruction to #GreenSpaces. We have drafted a letter which you can tailor and send to your MP. View the letter here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/the-new-nppf-a-dangerous-document14 Jul 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqly2dixqk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mq6ysssj6s2fWe are looking for volunteers to help us at this year’s Countryside Day at the stunning Seven Sisters Country Park! The event takes place from 10am on 6 September. If you would like to help make the Countryside Day another resounding success, email info@cpresussex.org.uk09 Jul 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6ysssj6s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mq2ipqtbpc2bSave the date! Our #CountrysideDay is on 6 September at the stunning Seven Sisters. There will be activities, guided walks and a talk celebrating @cprecountryside.bsky.social's 100th birthday. Entry is free. Guided walks are £4 – £2 for CPRE Sussex members. https://actionnetwork.org/events/countryside-day-202607 Jul 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2ipqtbpc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mpoekrebjk2kSwift Awareness Week runs until 5 July with events taking place across the country to raise awareness of how we can help swifts recover. Declining numbers put them on the UK Red List. A list of events, including a walk around swift colonies of Lewes, is found here: https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/swift-awareness-week02 Jul 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoekrebjk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mpl2e4ohq22mBrighton’s tree canopy cover is just 10% – well below the national average. Plant Your Postcode helps residents get trees planted on the streets where they live. Find out more about how to start your tree planting project at cpresussex.org.uk/plant-your-postcode. #PlantYourPostcode01 Jul 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpl2e4ohq22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mp7d6vipds2iIt’s strawberry season! You can support a local Sussex grower and get the freshest possible fruit by picking your own fruit: pickyourownfarms.org.uk/Sussex_pyo.php There are lots of delicious recipes for strawberries for you to try at: www.bbc.co.uk/food/strawberry Enjoy!26 Jun 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7d6vipds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mp4h5tr6ac2jLast chance to see stunning photos in the ‘We love trees’ exhibition in the Foyer Gallery, Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street, Brighton, BN1 1GE. The #FreeExhibition, organised by CPRE Sussex, is open to 7pm Thursday 25/6, then 10am-5pm Friday 26/6 & Saturday 27/6. Don’t miss out!25 Jun 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4h5tr6ac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3momvei5d5c2fLove #trees? Want to see superb free #exhibition? There are stunning photos in ‘We love trees’ exhibition, Foyer Gallery, Jubilee Library, Brighton, BN1 1GE. Open 2pm Monday 22/6, then daily 10am-5pm to Saturday 27/5 but to 7pm 23/6 and 25/6. Come along and be inspired!19 Jun 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3momvei5d5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mokiwxtpxs2yEnter the CPRE Centenary Awards! Categories are countryside changemakers; access & greenspace projects; rooftop & housing solutions. Enter by noon 24 June: www.cpresussex.org.uk/news/countryside-champions-in-sussex-invited-to-enter-cpre-centenary-awards/ Would be great to have some Sussex winners!18 Jun 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokiwxtpxs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mo6gddciyc2hFor when sunny days return here’s a recipe for refreshing, non-alcoholic elderflower fizz. You start by finding #elderflowers in full bloom in one of our wonderful Sussex #hedgerows, then follow the recipe and enjoy over the summer.13 Jun 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6gddciyc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mnyu6b5pnk2vOpen Farm Sunday is farming’s annual open day. You can visit a farm near Lewes on 14 June and discover more about farming and the countryside. Activities include watching cows being milked, meeting calves and lambs and viewing machinery. See: https://farmsunday.org/visit-a-farm/search?location=&region=South+East&farmName=11 Jun 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnyu6b5pnk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mnl6twxbr22sJoin a Tree Festival event! Church Wood,Hastings,Sat 6/6 10.30/12.30: www.cpresussex.org.uk/tf26/exploring-church-wood Sun 7/6 1pm,Bexhill, make mini tree: www.cpresussex.org.uk/tf26/my-trees-amazing Sun 7/6 2pm,Lewes,join family-friendly talk/walk: www.cpresussex.org.uk/tf26/who-lives-in-the-trees/05 Jun 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl6twxbr22shttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mnkp4jy7t22uCPRE Sussex team includes brilliant volunteers. They protect our countryside from planning threats. They are trustees. They organised Countryside Day & Tree Festival; posted on social media; planted hedgerows & more. Thank you, volunteers! Join us: www.cpresussex.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering/05 Jun 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkp4jy7t22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mnccihf63c25Have you watched the video of @chrisgpackham.bsky.social telling us why he loves trees during last year's #TreeFestival? Well, here's Part 2 where he tells us his cunning plan to get more people to care about trees! Feeling inspired? View this year's programme at: www.cpresussex.org.uk/tf26/02 Jun 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnccihf63c25https://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mnccfo2aq225The 2026 Sussex Tree Festival is now in full swing. To celebrate, here's a throwback to last year when @chrisgpackham.bsky.social told us why he loves trees. (Part 1 of 2) Feeling inspired? View this year's programme at: www.cpresussex.org.uk/tf26/ #TreeFestival #SussexTreeFestival #Trees02 Jun 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnccfo2aq225https://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mn3v36omk22oDiscover Arundel’s #AmazingTrees! Join #GuidedWalk: 10:30, 12:30 or 3:30, Sunday 31 May. Event is part of Tree Festival 2026 celebrating joy & value of Sussex trees. Festival is organised by CPRE Sussex, volunteers & local groups. See more: www.cpresussex.org.uk/tf26/discover-arundels-amazing-trees/30 May 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3v36omk22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cpresussex.bsky.social/post/3mmv5tsev4c2mWhy not celebrate the joy & value of Sussex trees at the Tree Festival 2026. Explore world of trees in Brighton, Sat 30 May 10.30am. The Festival is organised by CPRE Sussex, volunteers & local groups. See details/sign up at: www.cpresussex.org.uk/tf26/discover-trees-from-around-the-world/28 May 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:vaotl6kx6klxt5iscfabulrh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmv5tsev4c2m