A thriving countryside for everyone

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We are the countryside charity

We’re passionate about making the Bedfordshire countryside a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy.

What we care about

Find out about our Hedgerow Heroes project

Hedgerow Heroes

Working with you

Find out how we work with Local Action Groups

Working with you

Discover Bedfordshire

Want to know about things to see and do near you? We can help.

Explore days out and more

What gets built and where

CPREs unite on the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor

A joint policy was agreed in December 2024.

What gets built and where

CPRE Bedfordshire’s response to Rachel Reeves’ speech – January 2025

We’ll keep standing up for the Bedfordshire countryside.

Central Bedfordshire

Working with the community in Ampthill

The proposed development site is near Houghton House.

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Hedgerows

Bedfordshire

Hedgerow Heroes 2024/25 season round up

Living Countryside Awards

Bedfordshire

Why enter the 2025 CPRE Bedfordshire Living Countryside Awards?

Living Countryside Awards

Bedfordshire

2025 Living Countryside Awards

CPRE Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

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K is for Kings (and Queens!)

Discover Bedfordshire’s landscapes, places and history.

A path winds through a parkland landscape.

J is for… John Bunyan

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Bronze doors embossed with scenes from 'The Pilgrim's Progress'.

I is for… Ivel

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A large mill building next to a river.

H is for… health

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Boardwalk leading out into water.

G is for… garden

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View of a parterre and formal gardens through ornate black railings.

F is for… forest

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A group of three people in an autumn woodland.

E is for… estate villages

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D is for… dovecote

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A large brick and tiled building in a field.

C is for… chalk

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Chalk path along a ridge. The surrounding landscape is green.

B is for… bridge

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A is for… abbey

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