South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes. It consists of the counties of Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey and West Sussex. Major towns and cities in the regions include Brighton and Hove, Guildford, Portsmouth, Milton Keynes, Reading, Oxford, Slough and Southampton.
South East England is the third largest region of England, with an area of 19,096 km2 (7,373 sq mi), and is also the most populous with a total population of over eight and a half million (2011). The region contains seven legally chartered cities: Brighton and Hove, Canterbury, Chichester, Oxford, Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester. The region's close proximity to London and connections to several national motorways have led to South East England becoming a prosperous economic hub with the largest economy of any region in the UK, after London. The region is home to Gatwick Airport, the UK's second-busiest airport, and Heathrow Airport (the UK's busiest airport) is located adjacent to the region's boundary with Greater London. The coastline along the English Channel provides numerous ferry crossings to mainland Europe.
The region is known for its countryside, which includes the North Downs and the Chiltern Hills as well as two national parks: the New Forest and the South Downs. The River Thames flows through the region and its basin is known as the Thames Valley. It is also the location of a number of internationally known places of interest, such as HMS Victory in Portsmouth, Cliveden in Buckinghamshire, Thorpe Park and RHS Wisley in Surrey, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, Windsor Castle in Berkshire, Leeds Castle, the White Cliffs of Dover and Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, Brighton Palace Pier, and Hammerwood Park in East Sussex, and Wakehurst Place in West Sussex. The region has many universities; the University of Oxford is ranked among the best in the world.
South East England community action[edit | edit source]
Sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
Local sustainability initiatives[edit source]
Please see our Local communities in South East England pages, where of course you can share any more information you may have about local sustainability initiatives.
♥ Community involvement[edit | edit source]
Community Led Plans South East
♥ Climate action[edit | edit source]
- Climate South East
- Low Carbon Across the South East (LoCASE), an EU funded project set up to help businesses tackle and adapt to climate change
♥ Biodiversity[edit | edit source]
The Fox Project, Southern Wildlife Ambulance Network
Community and voluntary action[edit | edit source]
Regional Action and Involvement South East
Community energy[edit | edit source]
Food activism[edit | edit source]
BBO Food Group, food group for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire - Sussex Frack Free Food Alliance
Open spaces[edit | edit source]
North Wessex Downs AONB - South Downs National Park Authority
Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]
The River Wey and Wey Navigations Community Site
Resources[edit | edit source]
Networks[edit | edit source]
Transition Hub - London & SE on facebook
News and comment[edit | edit source]
2020
CPRE Kent supports county MPs in attack on 'inherently unreasonable' new housing targets [1] Sep 13
Gravesham residents form group to fight council's housing proposals, CPRE Kent [2] Feb 10
Six key issues Surrey County Council must address, Sarah Finch, Extinction Rebellion Reigate & Redhill [3] Feb 3
2019
In July 2019, Surrey County Council declared climate emergency. Two months later, they gave the go-ahead to plans for four more oil wells at Horse Hill, near Gatwick. To highlight the dangers of more oil drilling in a time of climate emergency, there will be a demonstration in October. [4] Sep 16
‘Filled to bursting with trees, woods and nature reserves’: greening the Green Belt by Friends of the Earth Innovation team. [5] Jun 12
Green Belt: the development pressure ramps up again. [6] Feb 4
2018
If we value rural Britain, we can’t build houses all over it, Simon Jenkins, Aug 6 [7]
2017
Households in southern England urged to save water after dry winter, May 5 [8]
Environmental issues in South East England[edit | edit source]
Events[edit | edit source]
2014
May 25 The South of England Food and Drinks Festival
Local communities in South East England[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England
- London and South East England
- Rural sustainability UK
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Interwiki links[edit | edit source]
Wikipedia: South East England
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ @protectkent
- ↑ @protectkent
- ↑ xrreigateandredhill.org
- ↑ Horse Hill Rebel Alliance on facebook
- ↑ medium.com
- ↑ CPRE Kent
- ↑ The Guardian
- ↑ The Guardian