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From Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Rolling grants, from £30,000 and usually over three to five years, for UK organisations working to restore peatland, freshwater, land and sea for nature at scale. Capital costs are not covered, and the foundation favours systems change over single-site or single-species work.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

Rolling

Open. Apply any time

Rolling applications

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from esmeefairbairn.org.uk · apply for a grant unless marked. Checked 2 Nov 2026

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

Unless specified otherwise, we accept applications on a rolling basis with no deadlines.

Amount

From £30,000 GBP

the minimum amount we offer is £30,000 and we have no maximum amount

Where

United Kingdom: United Kingdom

Work that does not have a direct benefit in the UK

Who can apply

NGOs

Organisations: we support constituted organisations, including charities and non-charities doing charitable work

Rounds

Rolling: apply any time

Unless specified otherwise, we accept applications on a rolling basis with no deadlines.

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Peatlands, Rivers and lakes, Natural regeneration and Coasts and oceans

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

The call

Open

Rolling applications

No deadline stated
Call page
Status

Open

Unless specified otherwise, we accept applications on a rolling basis with no deadlines.

Checked 2 Nov 2026Source: esmeefairbairn.org.uk · apply for a grant
Deadline

None: apply any time

Ready to apply to Rolling applications?Go to the funder’s call page

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Not found on the pages we read

Something wrong?

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