Rewilding Britain is launching the UK’s first Rewilding Innovation Fund to boost locally led land and marine nature recovery projects across Britain, including community initiatives and those focused on improving people’s health and wellbeing. The fund will be given to innovative projects seeking to create new opportunities for large-scale nature restoration, such as through community engagement, business plans or use of technology. It comes at a time when rewilding – large-scale restoration of nature – is becoming increasingly mainstream, receiving growing support from politicians and the public alike. Projects anywhere in England, Wales and Scotland working to apply the principles of rewilding and that are part of Rewilding Britain’s growing Rewilding Network can apply for the fund. The Rewilding Network enables a wide range of community groups, landowners, land managers, farmers and local groups to share rewilding ideas, experiences and expertise. The Network now includes over 100 projects. Applications for the Rewilding Innovation Fund close on 31 March 2022, with money awarded to those with the potential for the highest impact for people and nature. There will be two further rounds for applications to the fund in 2022.
