Guidance

Landscape Recovery: guidance for round 2 applicants

Funding for farmers and land managers for projects that support net zero, protected sites and habitat creation.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 18 May 2023
• Last updated: 20 October 2023
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  1. 20 October 2023

     The Landscape Recovery scheme is now closed.

  2. 27 July 2023

     Updated the guidance in the land manager support form. Clarified that if a land manager has more than one type of management control, they should submit a separate support form for each arrangement. Additional letters of support are not needed.

  3. 10 July 2023

     Added the deadline for asking questions about the scheme - this deadline is midday on 21 August. Also updated the project development grant funding limit to say this does not include VAT.

  4. 8 June 2023

     Updated the ‘how to apply section’ to include more detail on how to use Atamis and how to ask a question about your application.

  5. 18 May 2023

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

[Closed] Applicant guidance for Landscape Recovery: round 2

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[Closed] Criteria and scoring guidance for Landscape Recovery: round 2

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Environmental objectives: useful resources

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Feedback on the last round of applications in 2022

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Example land manager support map

PDF, 436 KB, 1 page

Project proposal form

ODT, 57.9 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Land manager support form

ODT, 58.8 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Project development costs form

ODS, 19 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Details

The Landscape Recovery scheme provides funding for long-term and large-scale projects in England. This year’s application round will fund projects that support net zero, protected sites and habitat creation.

Landscape Recovery: round 2 is now closed. If you applied for funding and wish to challenge our decision, see Landscape Recovery scheme: complaints and reconsiderations.