A Sussex countryside for us all for ever

It’s #WorldBeeDay today 🐝

You can help to #savethebees by setting up a nectar café in your garden or window box. To help protect green spaces and countryside where wild flowers provide nectar for bees, join CPRE Sussex: http://www.cpresussex.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-member/

Swift numbers are plummeting due to insect decline & lack of nesting sites. Modern homes lack the overhangs & nooks they traditionally nested in, so please consider putting up a swift nest box or swift brick. Planting insect-friendly gardens will also help these spectacular birds

Many Sussex rivers are polluted by sewage. Under government plans, half of storm overflows would still be spilling untreated sewage in 2040. Write to your MP and demand action now. Here’s a briefing you can use https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets.theriverstrust.org/Documents/220427-Parliamentary-Briefing-Storm-Overflows-NGOs-fin.pdf
 
#EndSewagePollution
#SaveOurRivers

Accessing countryside & green spaces in & around our towns offers respite from daily stress & provides places to increase physical & mental well-being. Protect places to enjoy nature. Join us at http://www.cpresussex.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-member/
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

#cpre #sussex at @WealddownMuseum today talking #sool #countryside over the weekend

Join the campaign to save over 1400 acres of Low Weald landscape and habitat near Crawley. You can help to stop the destruction of ancient woodland and hedgerows and the loss of green spaces for recreation. See: http://www.cpresussex.org.uk/what-we-care-about/what-gets-built-and-where/

#savewestofifield
#saynotocrawsham

Join the #NoMowMay campaign & help nature by doing nothing! You can enjoy beautiful wild flowers; and butterflies, bees and other insects can feast on nectar. Find out more at: http://nomowmay.plantlife.org.uk
To protect wider countryside, join CPRE Sussex: http://www.cpresussex.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-member/

Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. If you live in Hastings, Crawley, Adur or Worthing, you can ask candidates for #localelections on 5 May about their policies for tackling the climate emergency. Find your local election candidates at: https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/

British Flowers Rock! Come along to a unique online guided tour of Sussex flower grower Ben Cross’ fourth generation family business.  @AlstroemeriaBen will guide us through his sustainable approach to growing beautiful flowers here in the UK. Book at:
https://www.cpresussex.org.uk/news/may-10-british-flowers-rock-with-ben-cross/

Earth Day 2022, today, marks our need to get together to secure the future of our planet for future generations. There is still time to solve the climate crisis, but time is short. While thinking globally, act locally to make changes by joining CPRE Sussex:http://www.cpresussex.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-member/

It’s bluebell time! CPRE Sussex wishes the Arlington Bluebell Walk a successful season. The family owners won the 2017 Peter Brandon CPRE Sussex Countryside Award. The #ArlingtonBluebellWalk & Farm Trails are open until Thurs 19 May, find out more at http://bluebellwalk.co.uk

Happy Easter! Have a great weekend in the wonderful Sussex countryside. Remember to follow the Countryside Code, which offer guidance on protecting the environment including taking litter home and keeping dogs under control. See: http://www.cpresussex.org.uk/discover-your-countryside/countryside-code/

Community involvement in Brighton & Hove tree planting continues, though this planting season is over. Join ReForest Brighton free training events & Hove Civic Society Annual Forum to plan more planting through the CPRE Sussex Plant Your Postcode project. http://www.cpresussex.org.uk/brighton-hove/

Last chance for you to call for more resources for the South Downs National Park and High Weald and Chichester Harbour AONBs. Find out more at: http://www.cpresussex.org.uk/news/call-for-more-resources-for-protected-landscapes-in-sussex/

#SouthDownsNationalPark
#LandscapesReview
#highweald
#chichesterharbour

#WorldHealthDay2022 is a reminder that we can all take steps to boost our physical and mental health. Studies show that access to #nature benefits our health. Where better to boost your health than in our beautiful #Sussex countryside and local green spaces?

We are very excited to announce @LizzieDeaneBton, councillor for St Peter's & North Laine #Brighton, has offered to chair a revived Brighton & Hove CPRE Sussex Group. Anyone who would like to get involved or find out more can email lizzie.deane@brighton-hove.gov.uk.