# Rewilding Innovation Fund

From Rewilding Britain. 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, from the check on 2 November 2026: Windows each year: Two rounds a year, typically summer and new year. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to £15,000 GBP (Majority of grants expected under £10,000)
- Who can apply: Community groups, Government bodies, Individuals and NGOs
- Where: Britain (England, Wales and Scotland): United Kingdom
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Natural regeneration, Community conservation and Coasts and oceans
- 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/rewilding-innovation-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants of up to £15,000 for Rewilding Network projects in Britain, covering 40+ hectares or any marine project, to fund plans, feasibility work, community engagement, expertise and technology. Capital works are excluded.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Rewilding Innovation Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Complete the application form for the Rewilding Innovation Fund when the next round is open.”

Source: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/rewilding-innovation-fund/#access

**Rewilding Innovation Fund, amount:** Up to £15,000 GBP (Majority of grants expected under £10,000). Majority of grants expected under £10,000.

> “Funding for up to £15,000* will be considered. We expect the majority of grants to be less than £10,000.”

Source: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/rewilding-innovation-fund/#amount

**Rewilding Innovation Fund, where:** Britain (England, Wales and Scotland): United Kingdom

> “based in Britain (England, Wales and Scotland)”

Source: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/rewilding-innovation-fund/#geography

**Rewilding Innovation Fund, who can apply:** Community groups, Government bodies, Individuals and NGOs

> “You're a member of the Rewilding Network. This includes, but is not limited to, community, private and public landowners and managers of rewilding areas on the land and sea.”

Source: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/rewilding-innovation-fund/#applicant_types

**Rewilding Innovation Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Projects have two opportunities to apply for funding through the Rewilding Innovation Fund each year, in the new year and summer.”

Source: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/rewilding-innovation-fund/#window

**Rewilding Innovation Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/rewilding-innovation-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Next round

Call page: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund

**Rewilding Innovation Fund, Next round, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “Complete the application form for the Rewilding Innovation Fund when the next round is open.”

Source: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/rewilding-innovation-fund/#call-next-round-status

**Rewilding Innovation Fund, Next round, dates each year:** Two rounds a year, typically summer and new year

> “We currently have two rounds per year, typically one in the summer and one at new year.”

Source: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/rewilding-innovation-fund/#call-next-round-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Rewilding Innovation Fund, reporting:** Supported projects report on their progress every quarter and share stories and lessons learnt with the Rewilding Network and the public.

> “All supported projects must measure and report on their progress every quarter. All successful applicants must agree to share stories and lessons learnt for the wider Rewilding Network and for the public.”

Source: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/rewilding-innovation-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Rewilding Innovation Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/rewilding-innovation-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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