High Weald Nature and Community Fund
We are now accepting new enquiries.
The closing deadline for initial enquiries is Friday 12 June 2026, and the final application deadline is Monday 13 July 2026.
The High Weald Nature and Community Fund supports work that benefits nature and people across the High Weald National Landscape, including the villages and towns in and around it. (Please check the High Weald boundary map if you are not sure whether your location is included.)
We welcome applications from non-profit organisations such as charities, schools, community groups, public bodies and churches. Private landowners and land managers may apply if their proposed work provides a clear, direct public benefit.
Grants range from £500 up to £20,000, with larger amounts available for large-scale, multi-year projects.
Nature and Community Fund aims
The fund supports projects that benefit nature and people across the High Weald, including the villages and towns in and around it. Its aims are to:
- Create new wildlife-friendly green spaces, including community gardens, pocket parks, allotments, community orchards, and school growing spaces, particularly in towns and villages.
- Improve habitats and enhance connections between them. The fund aims to make existing green spaces greener, through initiatives like pond creation, wetland development, hedge and tree planting, species-rich grassland establishment, and installation of bird, bug, and bat boxes.
- Engage communities in the management of green spaces for nature and food growing, increase volunteer participation in environmental projects, and provide resources and training for community-led conservation efforts.
- Facilitate connections to nature for individuals disconnected from it, including young people, those with physical or mental health challenges, people living with disabilities and other underrepresented groups, by enabling access to the High Weald landscape.
How does it work?
Please read the Application Criteria and Application Tips, then use our simple online enquiry form to register your interest in the Fund. We do not ask you to send in an application form at this stage.
Within two weeks, an adviser from the High Weald National Landscape team will contact you to discuss your project idea informally. We work alongside other grant programmes and may suggest alternative schemes better suited to your project.
If your project is potentially suitable for a grant, we will:
- send you an application form to complete
- provide advice on submitting a strong application
- offer a site visit if we think it would be helpful to your project development.
The deadline for initial enquiries is 12 June 2026, with a final deadline for applications of 13 July 2026.
Example projects
Get inspired
If you’re considering applying for the Nature and Community Fund and looking for further project inspiration you can review grant summaries from previous years below.
The High Weald Nature and Community Fund is supported by Lund Trust.
