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The Countryside Alliance promotes and protects the rural way of life
Campaigning for the Countryside
We are a political campaigning force that promotes and protects the rural way of life, representing the interests of our members and supporters in parliament, in the media and on the ground.
Challenge bias and misinformation
Campaign for a sustainable countryside
Educate about the countryside
The Countryside Alliance is a political campaigning force that promotes and protects the rural way of life. The Alliance represents the interests of its members and supporters in parliament, in the media and on the ground.
Our aim is to achieve a better understanding and acceptance of lawful hunting activities, protecting them from bias, misinformation and over-regulation to ensure they have a long-term and sustainable future.
Through consultations, meetings, and events with politicians, policy-makers and civil servants, we promote real rural issues in Westminster and across the devolved administrations to ensure that law and policy support the demands of those whose lives it affects.
We also campaign for rural communities on issues that matter to those who live and work in the countryside, while publicising the economic, social and environmental contribution activities like hunting, shooting and the countryside as a whole make to the national economy and quality of life. From digital connectivity and supporting local businesses, to educating others on rural crime and advocating for farmers up and down the country, our campaigns are constantly evolving.
Representatives from the Alliance regularly feature in both print and broadcast media. As well as national coverage, the Alliance works to ensure representation is fair in local news too. Preaching to the converted is easy but the Alliance prides itself in championing the rural way of life across the national media on a daily basis, reaching millions of readers and viewers monthly.
Our charity, The Countryside Alliance Foundation, aims to help adults and children alike make the most of the incredible remedial and educational benefits of being involved in the natural environment. In particular, by introducing people to fishing, we inspire them to become passionate about the countryside while helping to protect the natural environment.
In Your Area
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Scotland
We are at the forefront of campaigning directly to MSPs from all political parties and work in collaboration with partner organisations in Scotland to represent our members rights and interests
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Northern Ireland
We are a political campaigning force that promotes and protects the rural way of life, representing the interests of our members and supporters in Northern Ireland.
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Wales
The Countryside Alliance promotes, protects and delivers for rural Wales, giving a voice to rural communities in the corridors of power and in the media.
Find out moreTwenty years on from over 400,000 of us marching through London for Liberty and Livelihood we are still campaigning for the countryside and the rural way of life.
Meet the team
We are standing your ground. We work to achieve a better understanding and acceptance of countryside activities.
Meet the team![Andrew Ogg](https://www.countryside-alliance.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Team%20Members/Andrew%20Ogg.jpg?width=125&height=125&name=Andrew%20Ogg.jpg)
Andrew Ogg
Finance Director
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