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Living Countryside Awards 2025
CPRE Derbyshire Living Countryside Awards 2025
Celebrating Those Who Cherish and Protect Our
Countryside
Welcome to the Living Countryside Awards 2025, proudly organised by CPRE Derbyshire, the countryside charity, in partnership with Derbyshire Association of Local Councils (DALC)
These awards honour the people, groups, and businesses that protect, promote, and enhance Derbyshire’s beautiful countryside. Whether you are a passionate individual, a dedicated community group, or a business making a sustainable impact, there is a category for you!
Each category winner will receive a £250 prize, with runners-up awarded £50 in recognition of their efforts to protect and enhance Derbyshire’s countryside
Nominations open from 2nd April and close on 1st June.
Learn more about last year’s winner here
CATEGORIES
Inspiring Groups
This award is to recognise groups leading on environmental issues in their local area.
This could include groups involved in planning issues, securing or maintaining green spaces, green energy projects, conservation projects, litter picking and biodiversity projects.
Who can nominate: a member of the group, the group committee, a member of the public, a parent, guardian or group leader on behalf of children under 16, a local beneficiary of the group’s activity, a parish council, a professional in the group’s field of activity.
Trail blazer
This award is to recognise individuals going the country mile to protect, promote or enhance their local countryside.
This could include individuals making significant contributions to groups or projects covered in Award Category 1, or people who work on their own to benefit their local green spaces.
Who can nominate: the individual themselves, a fellow group member or committee, a family member or friend, a member of the public, a parent or guardian for children under 16, a local beneficiary of the activity, a parish council, a professional in the individual’s field of activity. individuals going the country mile to protect, promote or enhance their local countryside.
Made in Derbyshire
This award celebrates sustainable local businesses and artists
This could include businesses who make, supply, teach or sell local products (for example food, alcohol, art, crafts and everything in between) in a sustainable way, adding value to the local economy and making our county so unique and varied.
Who can nominate: the business themselves, a customer or supplier, a family member or friend, a member of the public.
Derbyshire Countryside Captured
This award is for everyone to submit their best image of the Derbyshire countryside or local green spaces.
This could include Your own photographs (or photographs of your artworks) depicting the countryside, buildings in the countryside or animals or people enjoying green spaces (with their permission – the people not the animals!). Smartphone photos are welcome!
Who can nominate: self-nominate your own image or of someone you know!
Maximum three photos per person nominated please (up to a total limit of 10GB). We cannot accept professional artists or photographers.
How to nominate
You can nominate yourself or someone else who deserves recognition for their contributions to the countryside. Please complete and submit your nomination form below.
If you have any questions or issues submitting your nomination please contact us at committee@cprederbyshire.org.uk.
You may wish to read our privacy policy before completing your nomination.
Supporting the awards
If you or your business are interested in sponsoring the next CPRE Derbyshire Living Countryside Awards, either as a whole or a particular award, we would love to hear from you by emailing us at committee@cprederbyshire.org.uk.
