Countryside: Environment Protection

(asked on 29th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which National Parks, National Landscapes and Broads will be eligible to receive funding under the Wildlife-Rich Habitat Fund; and what criteria will determine eligibility.


Answered by
Mary Creagh Portrait
Mary Creagh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 3rd June 2026

All of England’s National Parks, National Landscapes and the Broads are eligible. Funding is allocated through Protected Landscape bodies, with projects reviewed locally against criteria including delivery of wildlife‑rich habitat creation and alignment with management plans and Local Nature Recovery Strategies.

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