With £2 million available in 2026/27, the Big Chalk Nature Recovery Fund is supporting projects that restore, create and reconnect habitats and recover species across the chalk and limestone landscapes of southern England.
In this webinar, the Big Chalk Nature Recovery Fund team takes you through:
- What we’re looking to fund: including species-rich grassland, chalk streams, nature-friendly farming, habitat creation and conservation infrastructure.
- What’s important this year: including a stronger focus on the Government’s 30by30 ambition.
- Funding and guidance: from £1,000 grants to exceptional awards of more than £100,000.
- How to apply: Expression of Interest → conversation → full application.
- Support from Big Chalk: including working with Fund Managers to develop your proposal.
- Projects already supported: examples of what the Nature Recovery Fund can help make happen.
Whether you’re restoring a chalk stream, creating habitat, supporting nature-friendly farming or bringing partners together to reconnect habitats, find out how the fund could help turn your plans into action.
The Big Chalk programme and Nature Recovery Fund are funded through the Protected Landscapes Partnership, supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
