Countryside Alliance - love the countryside

Your countryside owes its great beauty and wildlife to the private and public land managers who we should encourage as they shape the land for future generations.

It’s a fact

Fly tipping costs taxpayers and private landowners 150 million pounds every year.

Why we care

Good management of land or water results from vibrant local economies and communities. The evidence suggests that the greatest contributors to the health of the landscape are those communities which derive their way of life from it. We will work with land managers to ensure that the good work they do is recognized.

The Countryside Alliance believes:

 Conservation should be dynamic and economically viable, not a system preserved entirely by  subsidy or regulation. Nature conservation objectives should take full account of local economic and social issues. More on this...

 Traditional skills within the community, many of which provide conservation benefits, should be used and developed. More on this...

 Conservation needs should be given high priority when considering objectives for the England Rural Development Programme. More on this...

 The current protectionist movement to put environmental rights on an equal footing to human rights in international law should be properly scrutinised. Future legislation must take into account current wildlife and land management practices. More on this...

 A consistent and powerful approach to enforcing new fly tipping legislation must be adopted by local authorities. More on this...