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Defra Launches Farming in Protected Landscapes Grant Scheme (England)

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a new grant scheme to support farmers and land managers in England’s forty-four ‘protected landscapes’ in England (National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Norfolk Broads).

The Farming in Protected Landscapes scheme will fund infrastructure or activities that deliver on at least one of four themes -

  • climate,
  • nature,
  • people
  • place.

Each of the forty-four protected areas will be allocated a budget and will be responsible for assessing and awarding funding for projects.

Examples of potential projects could include actions to reduce carbon emissions on farms, conserving historic features on farms, or promoting connectivity between habitats. Individual or joint applications may be submitted.

This round will be open to applications between the 1st July 2021 and the 31st January 2022.

29th June 2021