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The Green Belt is not the countryside

Did you make your childhood memories in the Green Belt? The CPRE would like to know and it's "Our Green Belt"  campaign  has been launched 'to show the Government how important it is us'. According to the CPRE: It’s where we relax. It’s where we watch wildlife. It’s where we take part in our hobbies. It’s where we eat and drink. It’s where we feel inspired. It’s where we make memories. Powerful, evocative stuff. According to a poll from  Ipsos Mori  though, which was commissioned by the CPRE itself, only 23% of people claim to know a 'fair amount' amount the Green Belt. A quarter of people in England have never even heard of the Green Belt and that figure is 62% for 15-24 year olds. Even those who claim to know a 'fair amount' about the Green Belt will probably not be aware that it's five purposes as set out in the NPPF make no provision at all for public access of any kind,  so it is not actually for relaxing and watching wildli