Filtered by the thing that usually decides it: how much land you have.
County wildlife trust partnership
Capital costs only: fencing, water, hedging plants, scrape excavation. No minimum acreage and a two-page form.
Who: Owners and long-lease tenants of sites under 25 acres
National agri-environment scheme
Standard costs for laying, coppicing, gapping-up and planting. Pays on completion, so budget the cash flow.
Who: Anyone with a land parcel reference
Forestry grant scheme
Covers planting, protection and five years of maintenance. Natural regeneration options exist but must be argued for.
Who: Sites over 0.5 ha with a woodland creation plan
Freshwater charity
Machine time and materials for scrapes and ponds fed by clean water. Strong preference for shallow, unlined, no-fish designs.
Who: Sites creating or restoring clean-water ponds
Rewilding Pathways community fund
Pays a mentor's travel and time for a full day on your land. Demo scheme, illustrating how a member fund could work.
Who: Members in their first two years
Statutory nature agency
Needs a named species and a monitoring commitment. Small sites do win it when the habitat link is clearly argued.
Who: Sites with a target species justification