More please! For peatland restoration grant - Natural Resources Wales

Following the successful launch of the first Peatland Restoration Grant, landowners can again apply for £10K-£250K to restore the irreplaceable peatlands of Wales.

The second round of the competitive Peatland Restoration Grant, launched 15 October 2025, provides a £700K pot to fund development and/or delivery of peatland restoration by March 2027.

The Welsh Government funded grant scheme to restore peatland is allocated through the National Peatland Action Programme (NPAP) which is managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). Peatland is the most valuable land in Wales for storing carbon, yet of the 4% of Wales covered in peatland, around 90% is considered damaged and in this condition releases harmful greenhouse gases.

The competitive grants for the development and/or delivery of peatland restoration are open to private landowners and public/voluntary organisations alike.

An example of a local authority that has seized the opportunity is the Isle of Anglesey County Council.

Huw Percy, Head of Highways, Waste and Property for IoACC said: “We identified a potential site at Penhesgyn where peatland restoration could bring multiple benefits locally and wider afield, including water retention, and tackling the climate and nature emergencies. It suited us to apply for the development phase initially, to work with the experts to develop a plan of action. We then successfully applied for follow-on funding to deliver the peatland restoration plan. It’s been good to have this 100% funding pot to deliver a nature-based solution for the benefit of present and future generations on Anglesey.”