Natural England - What we fund
What we fund
Funding focuses on three main themes:
- Community awareness and active participation
- Education, learning and volunteering
- Welcoming, well-managed and wildlife-rich places
Within these themes, grants have been awarded to organisations who can demonstrate that their project will deliver one or more of Access to Nature’s five main outcomes:
- A greater number and diversity of people having improved opportunities to experience the natural environment.
- More people having opportunities for learning about the natural environment and gaining new skills.
- More people able to enjoy the natural environment through investment in access to natural places and networks between sites.
- Richer, more sustainably managed, natural places meeting the needs of local communities.
- An increase in communities’ sense of ownership of local natural places, by establishing strong partnerships between communities, voluntary organisations, local authorities and others.
All projects must meet outcome 5 and at least one other outcome.
For more information on:
- what types of activities can be funded under each outcome, see outcomes and targets
- match funding
- Guidance Note 2 - Education Learning and Volunteering: (54kb)
- Guidance Note 3 - Recreation/Outdoor Pursuits Guidance: (43kb)
- Full cost recovery
Find out more about the Types of grant available.
