Dorset CPRE is the local branch of the CPRE – Campaign to Protect Rural England. We want a thriving, beautiful countryside for everyone to value and enjoy.

CPRE has campaigned for a century to promote, enhance and protect the countryside for everyone’s benefit, wherever they live. 2026 marks our centenary year. We work with communities, businesses and government to find positive and lasting ways to help the countryside thrive – today and for generations to come. Our work covers a number of areas, we care about:

• Nature and landscapes
• Better places to live and visit
• Sustainable farming including promoting quality local food and drink producers
• Climate change in particular promoting rooftop solar and benefits of hedgerows
• Sustainable transport
• Dark Skies
• Reducing litter and recycling

The Dorset branch of CPRE, established in 1937, is a registered charity in its own right and has four local ‘Groups’ as well as topic specialists covering issues such as Hedgerows, Housing, Renewable Energy, Flooding and Nutrient Neutrality, and Dark Skies.