Grant or payment · England

Wildlife-Rich Habitat Fund

Open all year Wildlife and protected landscapes

Money to create and restore wildlife habitat in protected landscapes, delivered through the FiPL setup.

From: Defra, through FiPL and protected landscape bodies
How much: £30m total, £10m per year, 2026 to 2029.
Who can apply: Protected landscape bodies working with farmers, land managers and conservation groups.
Opens: 1 April 2026
Closes: 31 March 2029

Only for land in a National Park or a National Landscape. The finder checks this for your farm.

What you’ll need

Contact your National Park / National Landscape team

How to apply

Ask your protected landscape FiPL team how to take part

Unclear: the GOV.UK news item (25 May 2026) does not say how farmers apply. 36 of 44 protected landscapes take part in year 1. Projects prioritised by management plans and Local Nature Recovery Strategies. Start date in 'opens' is the financial year start, not an application date.

Official page Check if it fits my farm

Similar schemes

Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) Open all yearDefra, run by National Park and National Landscape bodies · Closes 31 March 2029One-off project grants for nature, climate, people and place work on farms in or next to protected landscapes.
Wildlife Trust land management advice Open all yearThe Wildlife Trusts (46 local trusts)Local Wildlife Trust advisers give whole-farm wildlife advice, help with grant applications and set up farmer clusters.

Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1. Always read the official page before you apply.