WB2: Medium wildlife box Grant
In context
This call is open to individuals, non-profits and local authorities and 2 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
This grant funds the installation or provision of medium-sized wildlife boxes as part of Natural England's wildlife support scheme. It is open to landowners, farmers, and environmental stewards seeking to enhance biodiversity on their land through this specific habitat enhancement item.
About this grant
WB2 is a capital item under the Countryside Stewardship scheme that provides funding for the installation of medium wildlife boxes. These boxes provide artificial nesting, roosting, and hibernation sites for specific mammals and birds, including tree sparrows, targeted bat species, dormice, and invertebrate pollinators. The item supports biodiversity conservation by creating habitat for protected and priority species. Applicants can install boxes for target species (dormouse, tree sparrows, targeted bat species, or invertebrate pollinators) or for other target species with support from a Natural England, Buglife, or RSPB adviser, provided summer and winter foraging habitat is available year-round on or near the land.
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Eligibility
Applicants must be part of the Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants 2026 scheme or Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT). The item can be used on land where appropriate habitat conditions exist for the target species. For species other than the designated targets (dormouse, tree sparrows, targeted bat species, and invertebrate pollinators), applicants must have support from a Natural England, Buglife, or RSPB adviser. Boxes must be placed in locations with available summer and winter foraging habitat for the target species on or near the applicant's land.
Key requirements
- ✓Applicant must meet Natural England's eligibility criteria for wildlife box item
- ✓Project must involve installation or provision of medium wildlife boxes
- ✓Land or site must be suitable for wildlife box placement per Natural England standards
- ✓Applicant should review full scheme requirements and conditions on Natural England website
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Natural England offer?
- WB2: Medium wildlife box offers $56.
- Who can apply for WB2: Medium wildlife box?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GB; individual, nonprofit, local-authority, community-group, social-enterprise. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.
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