Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme and Wildlife-Rich Habitat Fund
The government has announced a new £30 million Wildlife-Rich Habitat Fund to restore nature across England’s protected landscapes, including National Parks, National Landscapes and the Broads. Over the next three years, the funding will support the creation and restoration of habitats such as wildflower meadows, wetlands and native woodland, benefiting species including hedgehogs, dormice, bees, butterflies and wading birds. Delivered through existing Farming in Protected Landscapes infrastructure, the fund is intended to help meet national targets for nature recovery while backing locally led conservation projects. If you have a project which fits within the Wildlife-Rich Habitat Fund please apply using the FiPL application documents.
National Parks and National Landscapes are special and unique places. They are living, working landscapes that also support a huge range of habitats and species, and they are enjoyed by millions of people every year.
Here in the North York Moors National Park, farming greatly influences the management of the landscape, supporting important habitats and wildlife, and helping to sustain tourism. Unusually for an upland National Park, all farming sectors are represented, with some 20% of farmland being arable. Many of our distinctive landscape features such as dry stone walls, hedgerows, grasslands and woodlands are dependent on farming practices.
Farmers and landowners want to farm productively and manage the landscape in a way which is good for climate, nature, people and place.
Explore these pages to learn about the Defra-funded Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme (July 2021 to March 2029) intended to help farmers and other land managers adapt to future changes in agricultural support, as well as a range of other objectives to benefit nature, climate, people and place.
If you have a project that you would like us to consider, please supply us with a brief description of the project, a map of the area where the project will take place and if you have one, your SBI number.
Dave Arnott (Farming in Protected Landscapes Officer)
01439 772589
d.arnott@northyorkmoors.org.uk
Rebecca Thompson (Head of Farming and Land Management) - available Thursdays/Fridays
01439 772517
r.thompson@northyorkmoors.org.uk
