# Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants From Scottish Government, run by The Highland Council. 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 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found has closed; check the funder’s page for the next round. - How to apply: Apply directly - Amount: £2,000 to £25,000 GBP - Who can apply: Community groups, NGOs, Government bodies and Social enterprises - Where: Highland, Scotland: United Kingdom - Rounds: Not found on the pages we read - Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read - Run by: The Highland Council (https://www.highland.gov.uk/) - Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation, Reforestation, Wetlands and Species conservation - Last checked: 2 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/highland-nature-restoration-fund/ - Funder’s programme page: https://www.highland.gov.uk/nature-biodiversity/nature-restoration-fund Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Capital grants for community groups, charities and other local organisations in the Scottish Highlands for habitat restoration, tree planting, wetlands and invasive species removal. The 2026/27 round is closed. ## The facts, in the funder’s words **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call. > “Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis” Source: https://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/17416/nature-restoration-fund-community-grants-programme-opens-for-applications, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#access **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, amount:** £2,000 to £25,000 GBP > “grants available from £2,000 to £25,000 for capital projects” Source: https://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/17416/nature-restoration-fund-community-grants-programme-opens-for-applications, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#amount **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, where:** Highland, Scotland: United Kingdom > “Community groups, charities, public sector bodies and other eligible organisations across Highland are being encouraged to apply” Source: https://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/17416/nature-restoration-fund-community-grants-programme-opens-for-applications, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#geography **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, who can apply:** Community groups, NGOs, Government bodies and Social enterprises > “Constituted community groups Public sector bodies Charities Co-operatives and community ownership initiatives Development trusts” Source: https://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/17416/nature-restoration-fund-community-grants-programme-opens-for-applications, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#applicant_types **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, rounds:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#window **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#co_finance_required **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, run by:** The Highland Council > “The Nature Restoration Fund is a Scottish Government capital fund that supports projects delivering practical action for nature restoration.” Source: https://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/17416/nature-restoration-fund-community-grants-programme-opens-for-applications, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#administered_by ## The call ### 2026/27 round Call page: https://www.highland.gov.uk/nature-biodiversity/nature-restoration-fund **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, 2026/27 round, status:** Closed > “The 2026-27 Highland Nature Restoration Fund is now closed” Source: https://www.highland.gov.uk/nature-biodiversity/nature-restoration-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#call-2026-27-status **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, 2026/27 round, opens:** 14 August 2026 > “which opens for applications on Friday 14 August 2026” Source: https://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/17416/nature-restoration-fund-community-grants-programme-opens-for-applications, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#call-2026-27-opens **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, 2026/27 round, deadline:** Not found on the call page Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#call-2026-27-deadline ## What the funder asks grantees to report **Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/#reporting ## How to cite naturefunding.org, “Highland Nature Restoration Fund Community Grants”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/highland-nature-restoration-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them. ## Something wrong? Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Highland+Nature+Restoration+Fund+Community+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fhighland-nature-restoration-fund%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Highland+Nature+Restoration+Fund+Community+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fhighland-nature-restoration-fund%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction