Isle Of Wight’s National Landscape Offers Grants For Farm Environmental Projects

Farmers, landowners, environmental organisations and Parish Councils are invited to apply for grants to support a wide range of countryside projects within the Isle of Wight National Landscape (formally the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).

Defra has provided the Island with substantial finance to support a wide range of environmental initiatives including climate change (carbon storage and flood risk), improvements for wildlife (creating, managing and connecting habitats), providing people with better access to the countryside, and enhancing the Island’s landscape along with its historic features.

By offering financial help across this broad range of topics, to almost anyone with a land connection, will enable imaginative and exciting ideas to be realised.

In some situations 100% of the costs can be covered so the funding can be very generous.

To date, the grant has already achieved much across the Island helped by a straight-forward application process with guidance and support provided directly by National Landscapes.

Timing is of the essence this year as the funding is to be allocated and spent before March 2025.

For help, contact Mark Simmons, National Landscapes Farm Adviser who will be pleased to guide you through the process and support your project by emailing mark.simmons@iow.gov.uk, or ringing 07851 093532.

Mark Simmons, Farm Adviser for Isle of Wight National Landscape said:

“This is a golden opportunity to achieve those projects you always wanted to do but where financial support was not previously available.

"The grant is within the control of the National Landscapes team and local farmer panel so, using local knowledge, the best outcomes for the Island can be secured.”