South East England community action

The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across South East England.

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Location	South East England, United Kingdom

Sale of Essex acid grassland for homes would set ‘catastrophic precedent’, theguardian.com (Oct 19, 2024) — Idea that every habitat is replaceable is a misuse of biodiversity net gain, say ecological experts
Our 24-hour climate comic explores what a sustainable future could look like, theconversation.com (Sep 20, 2024)
The neighbourhood of East Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe, in the constituency of Maidstone and Malling, is one of the one in four neighbourhoods across England that breach multiple nature pollution thresholds, friendsoftheearth.uk (Sep 03, 2024) — New research by Friends of the Earth shows 1 in 4 neighbourhoods classify as nature pollution hotspots. Pollution hotspots are areas where air, water, noise and light pollution levels all exceed safe thresholds for wildlife. Friends of the Earth is calling for the right to a healthy environment to be enshrined in a new Environmental Rights Act. The law would empower communities to hold regulators and public bodies to account to reduce the multiple layers of pollution affecting their areas to better protect wildlife and people.

Networks[edit | edit source]

Transition Hub - London & SE on facebook

Climate action[edit | edit source]

Climate South East
Low Carbon Across the South East (LoCASE), an EU funded project set up to help businesses tackle and adapt to climate change

Biodiversity[edit | edit source]

The Fox Project, Southern Wildlife Ambulance Network

Open spaces[edit | edit source]

From London and South East England

# OurGreenBelt: The Countryside Next Door (short version)

Authors: CPRE The countryside charity, May 15, 2017

London Green Belt Council, protecting London's Green Belt, added 12:01, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

About London's Green Belt includes "Benefits of the Green Belt", which include "Eco-system benefits: Different types of open land provide multiple eco-system benefits which include urban cooling, improved air quality, flood protection and carbon absorption (especially woodland areas), as well as local food production." as well as Recreation, sport, health, Future proofing, and multiple economic benefits.
Our Message includes "Government must now:"

North Wessex Downs AONB - South Downs National Park Authority

Community involvement[edit | edit source]

Community Led Plans South East

Community and voluntary action[edit | edit source]

Regional Action and Involvement South East

Community energy[edit | edit source]

Community Energy South
Low Carbon Chilterns Coop on facebook.com, link checked 15:00, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Food activism[edit | edit source]

BBO Food Group, food group for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire - Sussex Frack Free Food Alliance

Localism[edit | edit source]

Supporting community business in South East England, powertochange.org.uk, added 10:28, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]

The River Wey and Wey Navigations Community Site

Past events[edit | edit source]

May 25, 2014, The South of England Food and Drinks Festival

Environmental issues in South East England[edit | edit source]

Overdevelopment[edit | edit source]

Take a look at the Community planning alliance, grass roots map: google.com/maps, and zoom in a little to see how communities in the South East are disproportionately affected by overdevelopment threats.

Reducing pressure on the South East would give greater opportunity to the rest of the UK.^[1]

Water and rivers[edit | edit source]

Campaigns[edit | edit source]

Kent quarry extension is one of the biggest threats of the 21st century. Hermitage Quarry expansion plans: If approved, the loss could even surpass ancient woodland losses from the Lower Thames Crossing and HS2 schemes combined, woodlandtrust.org.uk, added 14:07, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

About South East England[edit | edit source]

From Wikipedia:South East England

South East England is one of the nine official regions of England in the United Kingdom at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It consists of the nine counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex. Cities and towns in the region include Aldershot, Ashford, Aylesbury, Basingstoke, Bracknell, Brighton and Hove, Canterbury, Chichester, Crawley, Eastbourne, Farnborough, Gosport, Guildford, Hastings, High Wycombe, Margate, Maidstone, Medway, Milton Keynes, Newport, Oxford, Portsmouth, Ramsgate, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Winchester, Woking and Worthing.

South East England is the third-largest region of England, with a land area of 19,072 square kilometres (7,364 sq mi), and is also the most populous with a total population of 9,379,833 in 2022. The region contains eight legally chartered cities: Brighton and Hove, Canterbury, Chichester, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester. The region's close proximity to London has led to South East England becoming a prosperous economic hub with the largest economy of any region in the UK, after London. The region is home to Gatwick Airport, the UK's second-busiest airport, and Heathrow Airport (the UK's busiest airport) is located adjacent to the region's boundary with Greater London. The coastline along the English Channel provides numerous ferry crossings to mainland Europe.

The region is known for its countryside, which includes two national parks: the New Forest and the South Downs, as well as the North Downs, the Chiltern Hills and part of the Cotswolds. The River Thames flows through the region and its basin is known as the Thames Valley. It is also the location of a number of internationally known places of interest, such as HMS Victory in Portsmouth, Cliveden in Buckinghamshire, Thorpe Park and RHS Wisley in Surrey, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, Windsor Castle in Berkshire, Leeds Castle, the White Cliffs of Dover and Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, Brighton Palace Pier, and Hammerwood Park in East Sussex, and Wakehurst Place in West Sussex. The region has many universities; the University of Oxford is the oldest in the English-speaking world, and ranked among the best in the world.

South East England is host to various sporting events, including the annual Henley Royal Regatta, Royal Ascot and The Derby, and sporting venues include Wentworth Golf Club and Brands Hatch. Some of the events of the 2012 Summer Olympics were held in the south east, including the rowing at Eton Dorney and part of the cycling road race in the Surrey Hills.

Near you[edit | edit source]

Brighton - Malling - Oxford / Buckinghamshire - East Sussex - Hampshire - Kent - Kent news - Oxfordshire - Berkshire - Surrey - West Sussex / Saving water in South East England - London and South East England

See also

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References

↑ londongreenbeltcouncil.org.uk

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Keywords	english region
Authors	Phil Green
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Language	English (en)
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Aliases	South East England
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Created	February 5, 2014 by Phil Green
Last modified	August 27, 2024 by Phil Green
Cite as	Phil Green (2014–2024). "South East England community action". Appropedia. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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