For a thriving countryside that benefits everyone

When is good quality farmland not good quality farmland? When developers want to cover it in solar panels, it seems! Read the latest from the reporters at @LevellerC on the Washford Solar Farm proposals
Leveller® Confidential 17 https://levellerconfidential.substack.com/p/leveller-confidential-17?s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Didn't get tickets for #glastonbury22 ? Suffering from #FOMO? Don't despair - #Somerset has lots of other things to offer.
Check out our website for walks, activities and events https://www.cpresomerset.org.uk/discover-our-countryside/
#GetOutsideInSomerset #Countryside

Weird and wonderful place names give Somerset its character and tell of its history. We've laid on a special event so you can find out how these names came about and what they mean.
Join us at 7pm, 30th June at @wellsmuseum
Book your tickets now
https://tinyurl.com/46b6cs8y

☀️It's going to be really hot today ☀️so please remember to make some water available for the #wildlife in your garden

photo by John Davies

#heatwave #Somerset #birds #birdsoftwitter

The theme of our 2022 photo competition is "Happy Days in Somerset" but evenings make us happy too! This entry of a beautiful sunset at #BurnhamonSea was sent in by Stuart Williamson.

Please send us your photos -you could win a £100 prize!
Details here https://tinyurl.com/4yh47hbb

Congrats to our June lottery winner! Buy your tickets here and support our work for the fabulous #Somerset countryside https://tinyurl.com/v4unsjew

Photo - You can't lick Porlock Bay - by @SusanLocke7

Spent some time putting these event posters out around #Wells yesterday. There is still time to book your tickets for this fun and informative evening - we'd love to see you there!
https://buytickets.at/cpresomerset/675830

@wellsmuseum #somerset

Good news. Refusal for a 90-home development in open countryside on edge of Glastonbury. This was contrary to the Local Plan and in an environmentally sensitive site. https://glastonbury.nub.news/news/local-news/planning-news-from-in-and-around-glastonbury-including-refusal-for-a-90-home-development-ont-he-outskirts-of-the-town-136704

Just wow! Look at this amazing picture of a red kite - submitted by Stuart Watson as his entry for our "Happy Days in Somerset photo competition. To see other entries and to find out how to submit your own photos, go to https://tinyurl.com/4yh47hbb

#somerset #redkite #birdsofprey

To everyone who has ever picked up a piece of litter - we salute you this #WorldOceanDay

Preventing #plasticpollution starts with all of us. By keeping your local patch tidy you can prevent plastic getting into our oceans. Volunteer with us:
https://tinyurl.com/ybcvm5t6

This #VolunteersWeek take a look at some of our #volunteer stories from our #2minutelitterpick volunteers and feel inspired. https://tinyurl.com/32uv769c

#VolunteersWeek2022

There is #OnlyOneEarth
This #WorldEnvironmentDay we call for better use of our land to nourish people & nature. We support regenerative farming that protects our soils & rivers. We want to see an end to the loss of our peatlands. Join us https://tinyurl.com/5exb8rer

♻️Do you have empty ink cartridges? Your empty ink could help support our work for the Somerset countryside and you will be helping the planet by cutting waste. ♻️
All for FREE! It's a win-win 👍@Recycl4charity

Start now http://www.recycle4charity.co.uk/Register/C138659

It's the long #jubilee weekend! The perfect excuse to get out & take some photos for our "Happy Days In Somerset" competition. What will you get up to? We'd love to see...

https://tinyurl.com/4yh47hbb

On the Lookout, @thenewtsomerset by Deborah Hawkes

#GetOutsideinSomerset

Did you know @CPRESomerset only has 2 part time staff? We'd be nothing without our volunteers helping us stand up for #Somerset's countryside. This #VolunteersWeek we say thank you to all our litterpickers, Trustees, minute takers, photographers, deliverers. You are priceless!