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This call is open to local authorities, non-profits and individuals and 1 other. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom.
This grant funds the repair and restoration of stone walls, a land management practice that supports landscape conservation and biodiversity. It is available to eligible landowners and land managers through Natural England's agri-environment scheme.
About this grant
BN16 is a capital grant item for repairing stone walls as part of Natural England's Capital Grants 2026 programme. The grant supports the repair of stone walls where no more than one third of the original height needs to be taken down and rebuilt. The work helps control livestock and conserve traditional landscape features. Applicants must rebuild walls to their original height in the local style, dismantle existing structures by hand to a solid base, rebuild with an even top line and consistent slope, reuse original stone where possible, and match imported stone to traditional local types. The payment is £16.17 per metre of boundary length being repaired. Applicants must keep photographic evidence of completed works and receipted invoices or bank statements.
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Eligibility
This item is available as part of Capital Grants 2026 or Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier applications. The stone wall must be on the applicant's holding. The item cannot be used on walls currently managed under Environmental Stewardship Higher Level Stewardship agreement options EB11 or UB11, or on walls being maintained under BND1, or on sections where more than one third of the original height needs to be dismantled and rebuilt. Applicants cannot have received funding in the last 7 years to maintain the stone wall. Geographic eligibility appears restricted to England based on the Natural England and UK government context, though this is not explicitly stated.
Key requirements
- ✓Applicants must meet Natural England eligibility criteria for agri-environment funding
- ✓Stone walls must meet repair standards and specifications set by Natural England
- ✓Likely requires land ownership or management control of the target stone wall
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for BN16: Repair stone walls?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GB; local-authority, nonprofit, individual, community-group. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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