Archive for October 2026
Local Plans: An Update on the Districts
Our planning team and volunteers continue to engage with local authorities across Oxfordshire, advocating for the protection of the countryside, appropriate use of brownfield land and infrastructure that keeps pace with development. Here’s the latest from across the county. Oxford City The first stage of hearings on the Oxford City Local Plan is scheduled for…
Read MoreHedgerow Heroes Returns with Plans to Restore 2km of Hedgerows Across the County
CPRE Oxfordshire and Wild Oxfordshire have launched the fifth year of their successful Oxfordshire Hedgerow Heroes programme, with plans to plant and rejuvenate 2km of hedgerows across the county during the 2026/27 season. Jessica Bouwer, Community Ecology Projects Officer at Wild Oxfordshire, said: “Hedgerow Heroes 2026/27 marks another year of our longstanding partnership with CPRE…
Read MoreThree Oxfordshire nature projects recognised in CPRE Centenary Biodiversity Awards
Newbury Friends of the Earth wins inaugural CPRE award for community conservation project To celebrate 100 years of campaigning to protect the countryside, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has partnered with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom campaign to sponsor a special biodiversity category in the Thames & Chilterns in Bloom…
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