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Please sign our petition against unwanted, unneeded and unsustainable Devon mega solar farm – SAY NO TO BEACON SOLAR
We are calling on all our supporters to sign and share an online petition against what would be one of Europe’s largest solar arrays on…
More than 16,700 new homes in Devon could be built on brownfield land. October 2025
CPRE research reveals more than 16,700 new homes in Devon could be built on brownfield land 16,706 new homes in Devon could be built on…
Beacon Solar – a 2,700 acre Mega Solar site coming to Devon?
The plan to cover 2,700 acres (more than 4 square miles) of Devon farmland in the heart of the countryside at Holsworthy Beacon with solar…
Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist Competition 2025 – Results!
The results are in and it’s official – Devon’s got talent! Six young Devon artists, including two twelve-year-olds from Pilton Community College in Barnstaple, have…
October Talks
Thank you very much to the Kingskerswell Natural History Society who invited us to give a talk to them last week. Steve Crowther and Penny…
AGM, Thorverton – 1st October 2025
Thank you very much to all our members who came to our AGM at the Exe Valley Farm Shop, Thorverton, near Exeter. It was great…
Another solar farm application in Devon. Sept 2025
We are faced with yet another large solar farm in Devon. This time at Talaton, East Devon. The site comprises 147 acres of farmland, some…
Devon CPRE AGM – Wednesday 1st October, 2.30pm.
All members are invited to our AGM, which this year will be held on Wednesday 1st October 2025 at 2.30pm at Exe Valley Farm Shop,…
Taking our message to the country shows this Summer
Summertime means show time! Penny Mills, Director Devon CPRE We’ve had a particularly busy summer season this year, attending several one-day agricultural shows – Mid…
Devon’s largest solar farm and BESS to date – Bulworthy Farm, Alverdiscott. September 2025
We were very pleased to be given the opportunity to speak at a special meeting organised by Alverdiscott & Huntshaw parish council to discuss the…