Grant or payment · England
Affinity Water catchment schemes
Affinity has funded cover and companion crops, soil testing, nature-friendly farming trials and run-off projects in its priority catchments.
- From
- Affinity Water
- How much
- Not published for 2026. (2023: Soil Innovation Fund up to 75% of costs, capped at £15,000.)
- Who can apply
- Farmers in Affinity Water priority catchments (Herts, Beds, Bucks, Essex, Surrey, Berks, parts of London, Tendring, Folkestone and Dover).
Where it’s available
Land in parts of: Barnet, Brent, Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Ealing, Essex, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kent, Luton, Surrey, Windsor and Maidenhead. The finder checks your exact land.
How to apply
- Contact Affinity Water's catchment team
Unclear: We could not read Affinity's current scheme page or find 2026 terms.
Similar schemes
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- Catchment Fund OpenThames Water · Closes 30 November 2026Part-funding for farm work that cuts nitrate and herbicide pollution of drinking water sources in priority catchments.
- River Health and Community Fund OpenThames WaterGrants for community projects that engage people with rivers or improve them.
- River Stour Phosphorus Reduction Scheme OpenWessex WaterAnnual payments and one-off funding for farm changes that cut phosphorus run-off, such as arable reversion to grass, herbal leys, buffer strips, beetle banks, hedges, trees and wetlands.
- STEPS 2026 (Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme) OpenSevern Trent · Closes 11 December 2026Grants for soil health, soil structure, watercourse protection, better use of inputs, livestock management and keeping soil and nutrients in the field, plus a Farmer Innovation option.
- Tone, Parrett and Yeo Phosphorus Reduction Scheme OpenWessex WaterAnnual payments for farm changes that cut phosphorus run-off in the Somerset Tone, Parrett and Yeo sub-catchments.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2. Always read the official page before you apply.