CPRE believes passionately about the countryside. We want to protect it, enhance it, and assert its importance in an increasingly urbanised society.

16 May 2008: What Future for Oxfordshire’s Countryside?

On May 16 almost 50 people, including politicians, farmers, conservationists, CPRE members, representatives from county AONBs, the Environment Agency and Natural England, met for a half-day discussion at Oxford Castle on the subject of ‘The Future of Oxfordshire's Countryside?’, as part of CPRE's Vision 20:26 – CPRE’s vision for the countryside in 2026, its centenary year.

A summary of the discussion will be sent to CPRE National Office to inform the final publication, due to be published in late 2008.

• For a copy of the CPRE Oxon Vision 20:26 presentation, see here.
• For a copy of the CPRE Oxon Vision 20:26 programme, see here.
• For a summary of the Vision 20:26 meeting, see here.

20:26 Vision - What future for the countryside?

A discussion pamphlet, ‘Vision 20:26 – What future for our countryside?’ has been produced by CPRE following a debate on land use CPRE held at its 80th anniversary conference in 2007. It sets out some provocative proposals about a possible future vision for the countryside.

The pamphlet is intended to provoke debate and doesn't represent current CPRE policy. But it does point to crucial questions facing the countryside over the next twenty years, namely: the future of food and farming, life in our cities, towns and villages, planning, lifestyle and leisure and climate change and the countryside.

To get a copy of ‘20:26 Vision - What future for the countryside’ or to join the debate visit the CPRE website: www.cpre.org.uk/debates