Help preserve legal trail-hunting on National Trust land

The vote to preserve trail-hunting on National Trust land is now open. Please visit this website and vote before 23:59 on 13th October 2017. Please find a list of our useful voting resources below: Guide to the National Trust Council election candidates…

Countryside Alliance Awards

Party Conferences 2017

The Countryside Alliance political team attends the national party conferences every autumn and hosts fringe events at the Liberal Democrat, Labour, and Conservative conferences. Our events provide an opportunity to debate vital rural issues and bring together politicians, policy makers,…

Countryside Alliance Awards

CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE The Countryside Alliance Rural Awards are THE rural business awards to win, giving a voice and a platform to the best of our produce, enterprise, heritage and communities. Nominated by the public, the Awards recognise and…

Game to Eat

Game-to-Eat is the campaign dedicated to promoting the delights of wild British game meat. The Countryside Alliance is keen to provide lots of information about the different types of game, when they are in season, advice on where to buy…

Fishing

Via our charity, The Countryside Alliance Foundation, we run a series of fantastic projects, including Fishing for Schools and Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland. Fishing For Schools: Fishing for Schools is an exciting project from The Countryside Alliance Foundation.…

Food & Farming

The Countryside Alliance and The Countryside Alliance Foundation champion and support British farmers and producers, and believe that food and farming are central to the character and well-being of Britain. We support and recognise the valuable part farmers play not…

Campaign for Hunting

The 2017/18 autumn hunting season is now underway with packs across the country introducing their young hounds to the hunting field as they start their new careers. The hunting world is facing its’ biggest threat since the Hunting Act 2004 was…

Mobile & Broadband

To those in urban areas access to superfast broadband and 4G mobile phone coverage are readily available and in recent years have become basic amenities in the same way as water and electricity. In the countryside they are just as…

Communities & Business

Britain’s countryside was created and is characterised by its strong rural communities, and the Countryside Alliance is campaigning hard to ensure their future. Any number of issues threaten their survival, and we lobby to ensure that any legislation passed promotes…

Shooting & Conservation

Shooting is worth £2 billion annually to the rural economy and supports 74,000 jobs. Over 600,000 people shoot and over 2 million hectares are actively managed for shooting in the UK creating proven conservation benefits and preserving important habitats. Yet…