You could buy someone a ticket for our monthly lottery for just £12.00. They will have 12 chances to win (one draw every month during 2026) and you will be helping our charity too. tinyurl.com/v4unsjew photo by Mike Lanning

CPRE Somerset is an independent charity speaking up for Somerset's countryside, but we are also proud to be part of the @cprecountryside.bsky.social family. That's why we are looking forward to celebrating CPRE's centenary next year. Come along with us - it's going to be fun!

This has to be our "most improved" fingerpost so far! Top work by Kingston St Mary Parish Council and Somerset Forge, with a little help from our grant funds. #fingerpostfriday

Another #Somerset fingerpost restored with a little help from our funds. Well done to Kingston St Mary Parish Council - this was a big job with a whole arm needing to be replaced! #fingerpostfriday

Are you good with numbers? Could you spare an hour a week to help a small Somerset environmental charity? We are looking for a new Treasurer. It's an exciting time to join as we have big plans for 2026, our centenary year. Details: www.cpresomerset.org.uk/news/could-y...

Congratulations to Stuart Watson, winner in the adult category for our photo competition. "Evening hay gathering", was taken near Wedmore. Stuart tells us "Hay making time required a whole family effort and first outing for our old David Brown 995." Well done Stuart. The £100 prize is yours!

The govt has stripped out crucial protections from the Planning & Infrastructure Bill. This includes measures to safeguard nature, prioritise brownfield land and give Parliament proper oversight. https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/government-strips-protections-from-the-planning-and-infrastructure-bill/

It's dark and gloomy out there today.... Have you got your tickets for the CPRE Somerset lottery club yet? Go on - it might just brighten your day! Details here www.cpresomerset.org.uk/get-involved... Thank you Photo by Mike Lanning, our volunteer photographer.

We will be speaking out against this proposal at committee next week. Planners refused this development in August and now it's back again! Please sign to let Somerset Council know the strength of feeling about this: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

We have our winner! Congratulations to Olivia D'Ovidio - you won our 2025 photo competition (18s and under category). A £100 cash prize is yours! Here is Olivia's fabulous picture called "Chicken in the meadow" . We love the detail and the expression on the chicken's face - what a character!

Well done Cllr Mike Rigby @somersetcouncil.bsky.social for challenging these housing targets. We recognise the desperate challenge of the housing crisis. But it’s not a crisis that will be solved by more detached homes in villages where there are no jobs and no buses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Exmoor was designated as Europe's first Dark Sky Reserve in 2011. 60+ events taking place in celebration of this year's annual Exmoor Dark Skies Festival until 2 November. Free #exmoordsf programmes available at National Park Centres. 📸 Richard Presley exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/darkskiesfestival

Volunteer with us! Are you good with numbers? Can you spare an hour a week to help Somerset's countryside charity? We're looking for a new Treasurer. tinyurl.com/we8au2bu

Another #FingerpostFriday and another beauty restored here in #Somerset with the help of our grant fund. This is one is in the small village of Greinton, below the Polden Hills. Well done to Greinton Parish Committee.

We all spoke up together on this and it seems the Govt has listened. Well done. #strongertogether 👊💚

This #FingerpostFriday we are thanking the Somerset Vintage Motorcycle Club for their kind donation to our fingerpost fund. Their annual signpost rally is a great way to explore Somerset but vintage bikes have no SatNav. No problem - our lovely cast iron posts show the way! tinyurl.com/3cafmpu6

We can’t afford to weaken National Park protections ⚠️ But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain https://bit.ly/48OseaX

Did you know there is space for over 6000 homes on brownfield land here in Somerset? It's time we made this a priority and stop digging up our green fields. www.cpresomerset.org.uk/.../brownfie...

The UK is the fifth-worst in Europe for green space loss, with 1,680 football pitches of protected land lost in five years. Brownfield sites with planning permission sit unused. We must rethink our towns & cities as compact, sustainable places that celebrate the countryside on their doorstep.

These October misty morning are perfect for spider spotting! Our new cover photo of autumn spider webs is by our very talented and generous volunteer photographer, Mike Lanning.

Only a few hours left to get your photo competition entries in! tinyurl.com/3mk95u32

Want to win £100? You have less than 2 weeks left to send us your 3 best photos. The theme is Somerset: life in the countryside All the details are here tinyurl.com/3mk95u32 Psst - tell your kids to enter too!

Join our lottery club and help to protect Somerset's countryside tinyurl.com/v4unsjew

We had a wonderful #CountrysideDay thanks to @hawkandowl.bsky.social Thank you to the staff and #volunteers at Shapwick Moor Nature Reserve for making the day so special. Thanks also for everyone who came along. @cprecountryside.bsky.social

It's #CountrysideDay! After a wet week, it looks like a brief return to summer today so we recommend getting outside and soaking up some fabulous Somerset scenery. If you have booked on our guided walk this afternoon, see you there! Whatever you do - have a great day. photo by Mike Lanning

You might remember Scott, one of our litter heroes. Scott cleans up the paths of Merriott every day. Well, Scott is not happy 😡 In August he picked up 49 dog poos. In one small Somerset village. Come on people, clear up after your dogs and care for our countryside tinyurl.com/vw4w4tsf

This #fingerpostfriday we are sharing Dawn Mahoney's entry to our photo competition: Somerset: Go explore! You still have until 30th Sept to get your entries in - details here tinyurl.com/3mk95u32 There are two £100 prizes up for grabs...

Can you help this group to buy and protect a special green space in Glastonbury? FRIENDS OF ST. EDMUNDS WELL CIC www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...

It's nearly the end of the school holidays but there's still time for your kids to enter our photo competition! Closing date is 30th Sept. Details of how to enter are here 👇 tinyurl.com/3mk95u32 Photo by Sally Lewis

EXCITING NEWS! Our guided walk with @hawkandowl.bsky.social is now FREE OF CHARGE! Book your places here 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/cpres...

I'm sorry to say, there is greater dissatisfaction with bus services in Somerset than almost anywhere else in the country,": says Peter Travis, co-chair of @somersetbuspart.bsky.social People in rural Somerset deserve better. @cprecountryside.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Don't forget to book your places for our #countrysideday guided walk with @hawkandowl.bsky.social This will be much more than just a normal visit! Do join us for a really in depth look at this beautiful nature reserve on the Somerset Levels. Book here tinyurl.com/3mnfw8d9 photo by Mary Braddock

Today's the day. We'll be speaking at the Public Inquiry to try to stop the destruction of 2 miles of hedgerows and 157 acres of farmland in #Frome. The local community have been magnificent, working together to show why 1700 houses, not in the Local Plan, should be refused. Please wish us luck.

Here is another #fingerpost brought back to its former glory with a little help from our grant fund. This one was restored by North Curry Parish Council. Well done to all involved. 👏 #fingerpostfriday

The government will build up to 40,000 homes on brownfield land over the next decade. We’ve long backed a brownfield-first approach, building near services. With space for 1.2M homes on brownfield, we want the government to deliver truly affordable & social housing, not just first-time buyer homes.

Book your tickets now for this guided walk around the @hawkandowl.bsky.social reserve at Shapwick Moor. What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon! tinyurl.com/3mnfw8d9 photo by Cameron Booth

Less than 2 weeks until the Public Inquiry. Frome's countryside is threatened by a huge proposal for 1700 homes, destroying 57 acres of farmland and over 2 miles of hedgerow. We're funding an expert Landscape Report: please help us reach our fundraising target www.justgiving.com/campaign/sav...

Our new profile picture is by Jeanette Broughton and was our photo competition winner in 2022. Why not enter your photos into this year's competition? You might win £100. Go on! Details here tinyurl.com/3mk95u32

Does this look a good site for a solar farm to you? Surely, siting a solar farm on Zone 3b flood plain is crazy but that's what's proposed at Creech St Michael, on the Somerset Levels. Please submit your objection to the Planners if you agree with us! Details here 👇 tinyurl.com/3xv8a8f7

Our friend, and genius astrophotographer @joshduryphotomedia.bsky.social is launching his new book on 31st July in Bath. He'll talk about how to capture the night sky in photos and how dark skies are so important. museumofbatharchitecture.org.uk/events/autho... @batharchitecture.bsky.social

On #CountrysideDay we celebrate all that's good about our countryside. This year, join us for a guided walk at 2pm, 6th September at Shapwick Moor, thanks to Hawk & Owl Trust @hawkandowl.bsky.social The afternoon is open to all but spaces are very limited. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. tinyurl.com/3mnfw8d9

It feels a bit like the south of France here in Somerset today so we thought we'd share this photo competition entry taken by Debbie Hawkes at Somerset Lavender Farm. If you want to enter, there's still plenty of time. £100 prize! Details here tinyurl.com/3mk95u32

We're getting some brilliant entries to our photo competition. Keep them coming - we love sharing them and there are two prizes of £100 for the winners! More info here tinyurl.com/3mk95u32 This photo is by Laura Linham - taken by the River Brue in Glastonbury.

Please can you help us with one last push to reach our fundraising target? Frome's countryside is threatened by a huge proposal for 1700 homes. If it goes ahead, 57 acres of farmland and over 2 miles of hedgerow will be lost forever. Please help if you can. www.justgiving.com/campaign/sav...

Join our lottery club and have a chance to win a cash prize every month for a whole year. AND you will be supporting our work. 🫶 tinyurl.com/v4unsjew

Two separate but similar entries to our photo competition! L: taken by Becky Webber at Stockmoor R: taken by Mary Hill at Ham Wall We love seeing your photos - send yours in and you could win £100! tinyurl.com/3mk95u32

This is so important. Yes, we need houses - but just building more and more market houses that no one can afford will not fix our housing crisis.

75 houses on this field on the edge of the Mendip village of Coleford? Parish Council says No. @somersetcouncil.bsky.social says no. But we still have to fight a public inquiry tomorrow 😡 We'll speak up for this rural village which simply cannot cope with more large scale housing. Join us. 👊

We are very lucky to have some incredibly talented volunteer photographers who provide many of the pics we use in our social media and website. Mike Lanning & Catherine Anderson's pictures below. Why not get in touch if you love taking photos and could also help? #VolunteersWeek

Did you know that you can do your Duke of Edinburgh Award with us? Young people from @inthemixproject.bsky.social have been tidying up Wiveliscombe. Tasmine completed her silver #DofE Award by litterpicking once a week for us for 6 months in her bit of West Somerset. 👏 #volunteersweek @dofe.org