poll - CPRE Essex

Three-quarters want more protection for UK countryside, our poll reveals

Thursday 12 February 2026

A poll carried out for CPRE by More in Common reveals that 86 per cent of Britons support Green Belt and three-quarters of young people want more of the UK countryside protected, though most don’t trust leaders to deliver on this. The poll uncovered near-universal support for protecting the countryside, with 75 per cent of […] Read more >

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