# Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme

From Herefordshire Council, run by FCC Environment. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 3 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 31 August 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: £500 to £10,000 GBP (Up to £35,000 considered where significant benefits are shown)
- Who can apply: NGOs, Social enterprises and Government bodies
- Where: Herefordshire: United Kingdom
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: No
- Run by: FCC Environment (https://www.fccenvironment.co.uk/)
- Restoration approach (our classification): Wetlands, Reforestation, Grasslands and savannas, Urban nature and Community conservation
- Last checked: 3 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Small grants for constituted non-profits in Herefordshire to plant trees and hedges, create wetlands, ponds and wildflower areas and other lasting habitat work, in a round that closed on 31 August 2026.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “The grant scheme re-opened to applications on 1 June 2026.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#access

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, amount:** £500 to £10,000 GBP (Up to £35,000 considered where significant benefits are shown). Up to £35,000 considered where significant benefits are shown.

> “The minimum amount of grant than can be applied for is £500 to a maximum of £10,000 during the lifetime of the grant scheme but applications up to £35,000 will be considered where significant benefits can be demonstrated.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#amount

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, where:** Herefordshire: United Kingdom

> “Applicants must be a formally constituted non-profit business or organisation based in Herefordshire, such as a registered charity, community interest company or a relevant parish council.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#geography

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, who can apply:** NGOs, Social enterprises and Government bodies

> “Applicants must be a formally constituted non-profit business or organisation based in Herefordshire, such as a registered charity, community interest company or a relevant parish council.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#applicant_types

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “The deadline for applications was midnight on Monday 31 August 2026.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#window

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, co-funding required:** No

> “While match funding is not required, applications which can also demonstrate match or in-kind funding support are encouraged.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#co_finance_required

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, run by:** FCC Environment

> “Once received, FCC Environment will acknowledge receipt of your grant application.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#administered_by

## The call

### 2026 round

Call page: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, 2026 round, status:** Closed

> “The deadline for applications was midnight on Monday 31 August 2026.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#call-2026-status

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, 2026 round, opens:** 1 June 2026

> “The grant scheme re-opened to applications on 1 June 2026.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#call-2026-opens

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, 2026 round, deadline:** 31 August 2026, 23:59 (Europe/London) (the funder writes “midnight on Monday 31 August 2026”)

> “The deadline for applications was midnight on Monday 31 August 2026.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme, reporting:** An interim or final report within six months of claiming the grant, summarising what the project achieved.

> “you will need to complete either an interim, or a final report within six months of claiming your grant, summarising what your project has achieved.”

Source: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Herefordshire Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme”, checked 3 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/herefordshire-nature-biodiversity-community-grant/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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