| Business name, town | Project Description | Total Project Value | Grant Awarded | Project Start Date | Project End Date |
| Lake District National Park Authority | CEVAS training sessions for farmers within the Lake District National Park and funding for educational school visits and transport. | £57,110.00 | £57,110.00 | 10/04/2024 | 24/02/2025 |
| West Cumbria Rivers Trust | A series of farmer meetings, carbon audites and habitat condition surveys to support farmers during the agricultural transition. | £143,140.30 | £133,276.30 | 11/09/2023 | 31/01/2025 |
| R Wilkinson & R Tennant, Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere | Improving facilities at Gatesgarth for campers and general public and creating riparian buffer strips. | £18,009.84 | £9,953.59 | 14/06/2024 | 13/03/2025 |
| Cragg House Farm | Resources for educational workshops and 12 x Free School visits | £7,923.15 | £7,848.16 | 10/04/2024 | 28/02/25 |
| Lake District Foundation, Kendal | Farmer engagement and workshops under Love Windermere – Phase 1, to involve farmers in activities aimed at improving water quality in the Windermere catchment. | £18,435.89 | £9,998.39 | 30/04/2024 | 28/05/2024 |
| Jamie and Elizabeth Chaplin-Brice, Yew Tree Farm | Sawmill upgrade to increase timber length capacity. | £34,319.20 | £19,991.52 | 11/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 |
| A E Cornthwaite trading as Ashness Farm, Borrowdale | Install 12 educational signs and a handwashing station to support school visits | £4,528.00 | £4,528.00 | 20/11/2024 | 26/03/2025 |
| Greenclose Farm Partnership, Penrith | Custom livestock watering system established at Greenclose Farm to support stock management as part of regenerative farming techniques. | £9,975.50 | £7,980.40 | 10/05/2024 | 31/12/2024 |
| West Lakeland Farmer Led Nature Recovery C.I.C. | Farmer-led agricultural hub | £85,491.38 | £85,491.38 | 27/02/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Coniston | Improvements to education and access facilities for visitors at Yew Tree Farm. | £15,908.01 | £12,726.41 | 24/07/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Town End Farm | Creation and management of wetland habitat | £18,929.58 | £14,292.30 | 17/07/2024 | 31/01/2025 |
| Federation of Cumbria Commoners, Carlisle | Updating the Lakeland Shepherds' Guide, a 200 year old record of Lakeland fell flocks and an important cultural asset, with accompanying research into changes to hill farming since the last Guide was published in 2005. | £86,510.00 | £76,975.00 | 16/08/2022 | 3/31/2026 |
| Curlew Recovery South Lakes | Thermal drone acquired to support Curlew Recovery Society with nest detection and curlew brood monitoring. | £13,762.11 | £13,762.11 | 1/29/2025 | 2/27/2025 |
| Lindreth Brow | Habitat Restoration | £9,857.56 | £9,857.56 | 11/09/2023 | 28/02/2025 |
| Spring Hag Wood, Burneside | Rejuvenation of woodlands and purchasing of equipment for volunteer groups. | £1,268.00 | £1,014.40 | 20/02/2025 | 25/03/2025 |
| Gowbarrow Hall, Ullswater | Support for traditional leather production using local materials in the Lake District. | £24,220.00 | £20,583.74 | 11/06/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Racy Ghyll Farm, Matterdale | Educational project focused on soil health testing and sustainable grazing practices. | £2,972.46 | £2,617.78 | 22/07/2024 | 19/08/2024 |
| M and G M Fox, Crosbythwaite | Sheep pen restoration and Snack Shed business expansion | £13,177.22 | £5,797.98 | 17/12/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Hollows Farm, Borrowdale | Educational website created for Hollows Farm, linking to an interactive map that connects to QR codes on information boards located on access routes around the farm. | £9,559.60 | £7,859.60 | 29/08/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| C&S Dickinson, Bandrake Head | Second round of dry stone walling and coppicing training courses for young farmers. | £4,940.00 | £4,940.00 | 12/12/2024 | 30/03/2025 |
| West Lakeland Farmer Led Nature Recovery C.I.C. | Establishment of a local tree repository for community planting and landscape restoration. | £21,188.55 | £21,583.38 | 12/12/2024 | 30/03/2025 |
| Espford Farm, Crosthwaite | Development of a sustainable damson orchard and lavender crop as part of a second pilot project in Westmorland. | £10,801.47 | £10,036.83 | 08/08/2024 | 26/03/2025 |
| The Country Trust, Chelmsford | Provision of residential nature-based experiences for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. | £8,123.10 | £8,123.29 | 10/07/2024 | 07/08/2024 |
| Foulsyke Farm | Restore a historic pond as part of a larger wetland enhancement plan | £9,120.00 | £7,700.00 | 18/09/2024 | 31/01/2025 |
| The Natural Charcoal Company | Installation of an off-grid solar power system, charcoal kiln, sawmill and compost toilets. | £39,779.11 | £21,461.44 | 12/12/2023 | 6/9/2024 |
| C.J. Fearon, Nook Farm, Borrowdale | Implementation of managed grazing with no-fence collars to enhance biodiversity and soil health at Buttermere Fells. | £2,265.00 | £1,812.00 | 26/07/2024 | 17/10/2024 |
| Melbreak Curlew Recovery (MCR) | Procurement of additional monitoring and management equipment for environmental projects. | £9,999.93 | £9,999.93 | 18/12/2024 | 15/03/2025 |
| Ozawa Wildlife | Establishment of a volunteer project to monitor peatland restoration, training of contractors in peatland restoration techniques. | £30,902.36 | £30,899.78 | 10/04/2024 | 28/02/2025 |
| Abbots Reading | Acquisition of a trailer for a utility vehicle to facilitate educational visits and web content development. | £5,940.00 | £2,792.00 | 01/07/2024 | 30/09/2024 |
| R L | Enabling Evaluation of Environmental Improvements Resulting from a Journey to Net Zero. | £2,950.00 | £2,950.00 | 30/05/2023 | 30/06/2024 |
| K G & L M Park | Traditional building emergency works | £138,401.50 | £138,401.50 | 8/14/2024 | 3/31/2025 |
| Honeywell Meats Ltd | Firewood processing machinery and the creation of a public footpath. | £54,277.80 | £25,123.40 | 23/07/2024 | 28/02/2025 |
| Hutton | Infrastructural improvements and habitat creation at Hutton Land. | £16,097.33 | £7,948.40 | 03/08/2023 | 28/02/2025 |
| Lake District National Park Authority, Kendal | Developing and supporting new farmer cluster groups in the Lake District National Park. | £41,180.00 | £41,180.00 | 05/09/2023 | 3/31/2025 |
| Sockbridge and Tirril Parshi Council | Improvements to a circular community walk near Sockbridge to enhance accessibility and experience. | £5,257.80 | £5,257.80 | 03/01/2024 | 30/11/2024 |
| P & M.R. Carruthers, Rawfoot Farm, Bampton | Implementation of regenerative farming practices focused on soil health and net zero ambitions. | £8,315.00 | £6,802.00 | 31/05/2023 | 31/03/2025 |
| C&S Dickinson, Bandrake Head | Restoration of species-rich grasslands in partnership with Cumbria Wildlife Trust. | £6,132.83 | £9,107.39 | 08/04/2024 | 5/9/2024 |
| Lynster Farmers Group, Lyth Valley | Setting up a CIC to support farmers in Lyth and Winster for nature recovery | £11,130.00 | £9,905.70 | 08/12/2023 | 31/03/2025 |
| Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway | Feasibility study proposed for a new footbridge crossing at Whillan Deck, Dalegarth Station. | £4,895.00 | £4,895.00 | 21/08/2024 | 30/11/2024 |
| Nibthwaite Grange Farm, Coniston | Lake District Tweed: Phase 3 | £145,134.23 | £58,053.69 | 26/07/2023 | 31/03/2025 |
| Claybottom Farm, Cauldbeck | Repair of traditional barn doors, and restoration of species rich meadows. | £8,711.95 | £8,711.95 | 07/03/2024 | 24/03/2025 |
| The Dorothy Redman Discretionary Trust, Rusland | Restoration of Fish House and installation of restoration board | £8,731.52 | £7,983.59 | 08/01/2024 | 13/11/2024 |
| Lake District National Park Authority | Caldbeck Commons HLS exclosure project | £56,603.90 | £39,864.42 | 25/07/2024 | 22/08/2024 |
| Lowther Farming Partnership | 140 no fence collars and demonstration day | £44,290.00 | £35,544.00 | 1/1/2024 | 1/3/2025 |
| GE & MG Dixon, Sawrey | Establishment of on-farm educational experiences linked to visitor tours at Hill Top. | £6,551.75 | £5,241.40 | 07/02/2024 | 9/9/2025 |
| Ullswater Catchment Management CIC | Research and monitoring of curlew presence in Matterdale | £29,087.96 | £29,087.96 | 27/03/2024 | 24/04/2024 |
| Jackson Ground | Installation of two timber bunds to support peatland restoration and water management. | £1,754.50 | £1,754.50 | 01/07/2024 | 29/07/2024 |
| Swinside Farm | Installation of a traditional stone plinth interpretation board to highlight the historic stone circle. | £8,436.00 | £6,396.00 | 7/6/2024 | 1/12/2024 |
| D C Thompson, Bampton | Farmer-led collaboration to purchase a post knocker. | £10,750.00 | £8,600.00 | 24/05/2024 | 25/07/2024 |
| Cumbria Chamber of Commerce & Industry Ltd, Carlisle | Establishment of a skills development service focused on land management and nature conservation in Cumbria. | £124,806.00 | £52,418.52 | 27/03/2024 | 3/31/2025 |
| The Horned Beef Company Ltd | Installation of livestock watering points to support grazing management on the species-rich limestone grasslands of Sizergh Fell. | £6,944.00 | £6,184.00 | 08/03/2024 | 30/04/2024 |
| Lake District National Park Authority | Upgrading of an existing path to establish a bridleway connection between Setmabanning Farm and Newsham Road. | £27,973.15 | £27,973.15 | 11/06/2024 | 31/10/2024 |
| Lake District National Park Authority | Restoration of shard fencing in Hawkshead and training for the LDNPA Field Team and National Trust staff. | £90,277.60 | £79,498.00 | 14/06/2024 | 28/02/2024 |
| Lake District National Park Authority | Creation of a new upgraded 112m Boardwalk at Scarness to enhance public access and safety. | £39,608.28 | £39,608.28 | 19/07/2024 | 19/08/2024 |
| National Trust | Acquisition of two thermal drones to support deer population surveys and ecological monitoring across the National Park. | £9,678.00 | £9,056.23 | 08/03/2024 | 03/05/2024 |
| Collinfield | Restoration of traditional bee boles in stone walls, revitalisation of an ancient orchard, and ecological survey of yellow ant hill grassland habitats. | £9,949.16 | £9,949.16 | 01/08/2024 | 31/08/2024 |
| Hall Farm, Rusland | Implementation of a rotational grazing system to support sustainable pasture management and soil health. | £12,590.50 | £8,890.55 | 10/6/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Old Hall Farm | Conservation works carried out on a historic farm building to preserve its structure and heritage value. | £63,232.99 | £63,232.99 | 08/04/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Ullswater Association | Promoting people and place through meaningful and responsible tourism in the Ullswater Valley | £5,272.00 | £5,272.00 | 21/03/2024 | 28/02/2025 |
| Lake District Foundation, Kendal | Farmer engagement and workshops under Love Windermere – Phase 2, to engage farmers in catchment scale soil testing and nutrient planning to better understand water quality in the Windermere catchment. | £84,875.24 | £77,081.24 | 6/7/2024 | 3/31/2025 |
| A Robinson, Staveley | Procurement of a lime spreader to support soil health improvement under the Kentmere Carbon initiative. | £16,500.00 | £15,840.00 | 28/11/2024 | 13/01/2025 |
| T/A John Graham | Repair of the historic barn floor at Grade II-listed Whasdyke Farm in Windermere. | £8,930.00 | £7,144.00 | 23/05/2024 | 30/05/2024 |
| Lynster Farmers Group (LFG), Lyth Valley | Aquatic survey of River Winster and development and piloting of Habitat Improvement Plan template. | £9,149.35 | £9,149.35 | 19/02/2025 | 31/03/2025 |
| Pasture for Life | Pasture and Profit in Protected Landscapes (Lake District) focusing on regenerative farming methods. | £63,744.81 | £60,344.81 | 04/04/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Nibthwaite Grange Farm, Coniston | Equipment and training to create British wool knitwear working directly with farmers who want to add value to their wool through diversification initiatives. | £47,250.00 | £37,800.00 | 07/06/2024 | 3/31/2025 |
| D A Murray | Development of a wildness index for native equine breeds across 158 herds within and around ten English National Parks. | £11,025.00 | £8,820.00 | 26/07/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Herdwick Sheep Breeders' Association Ltd | Establishment of a genetic resource bank to conserve Herdwick sheep breed diversity. | £27,695.25 | £27,695.25 | 06/06/2024 | 26/02/2025 |
| Foundation for Common Land in collaboration with Kinniside Graziers | Delivery of soil carbon monitoring activities and training for commoners and farmers and soil sampling at strategic locations on commons, so they can build up data on the current carbon stock and the current soil health across the common. | £6,895.20 | £4,963.00 | 22/07/2024 | 3/31/2025 |
| Lake District National Park Authority | Organisation of a demonstration day linked to project FiPL30158, showcasing the benefits of bracken management. | £2,144.93 | £2,144.93 | 10/06/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Cragg House Farm | Installation of toilet and handwashing facilities to support educational access visits. | £9,855.44 | £9,855.44 | 11/06/2024 | 1/10/2024 |
| The Farmer Network LTD, Penrith | Organisation of 'Fell Gather' - a farming and UNESCO heritage showcase event at Grasmere Sports. | £2,247.27 | £2,250.20 | 22/07/2024 | 8/31/2024 |
| Lake District National Park Authority | Improving access on Rusland Moss | £31,600.00 | £31,600.00 | 06/09/2024 | 28/02/2025 |
| Messrs Chaplin, Finsthwaite | Tractor-mounted flail machine to improve bracken control on her Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship fell. | £2,650.00 | £1,060.00 | 11/11/2024 | 12/3/2025 |
| Park House, Wigton | Improving educational facilities on-farm to help deliver farm to fork education visits to Cumbria’s only 100% pasture fed dairy herd. | £14,587.80 | £9,377.98 | 23/09/2024 | 3/31/2025 |
| TM Lindsay ltd | Regenerative grazing and soil repair using mechanical intervention | £7,096.00 | £2,838.40 | 18/09/2024 | 31/10/2024 |
| Racy Ghyll Farm, Matterdale | Purchase of a shared weed wiper in the Ullswater catchment as an aid to regenerative grazing and soil repair. | £3,925.00 | £3,140.00 | 21/10/2024 | 25/11/2024 |
| Beck House Farm, Grayrigg | Creation of a community kitchen and meeting space for school groups, volunteer groups, other community groups and environmental organisations for land-based activities and rural learning opportunities. | £16,463.94 | £9,999.65 | 22/10/2024 | 19/11/2024 |
| Treescapes Consultancy Ltd | Woodland opportunity mapping for wood pasture in the Lake District | £8,690.00 | £8,690.00 | 18/12/2024 | 30/01/2025 |
| Ashlack Hall | Acquisition of a bracken cutter to support vegetation management and habitat restoration. | £40,245.00 | £32,196.02 | 16/12/2024 | 28/02/2025 |
| R L | Execution of peatland restoration activities through rewetting, drain blocking, and in-filling operations. | £6,477.40 | £6,477.40 | 17/01/2025 | 30/03/2025 |
| Green-up Borrowdale Community Group – applicant Pete Barron, Rosthwaite, Borrowdale | Propagation of genetically pure Wild Apple (Malus sylvestris) in Upper Borrowdale | £2,210.34 | £2,210.34 | 17/12/2024 | 30/01/2025 |
| EM Standing, Witherslack | Hosting educational visits for schools, nurseries, and community groups during lambing season | £4,635.69 | £4,635.69 | 17/12/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Park House, Wigton | Creation of classroom and learning area for school visits and regenerative farming courses. | £53,400.00 | £42,720.00 | 29/01/2025 | 3/31/2025 |
| C P Earthworks | Purchasing of wide tracks to aid Peatland Restoration work. | £5,100.00 | £2,040.00 | 19/12/2024 | 15/03/2025 |
| Lake District Foundation, Kendal | Farmer engagement and workshops under Love Windermere – Phase 3, to deliver a workshop and follow up work to identify options for funding nature-based solutions and resilience to climate change, specifically flooding and soil erosion. | £4,550.71 | £4,550.71 | 20/02/2025 | 3/31/2025 |
| Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust | Trial project to apply acoustic monitoring methods for the conservation of natterjack toads. | £9,688.90 | £4,844.45 | 07/03/2025 | 31/03/2025 |
| Derwent Commoners | Derwent Commoners collaborating to purchase a mobile dipping tub | £9,889.00 | £9,889.00 | 14/03/2025 | 31/03/2025 |
| The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | Purchase of high-resolution drone with thermal camera and LiDAR sensor for deer monitoring | £29,133.66 | £9,999.00 | 3/21/2025 | 3/25/2025 |
| Beck House Farm, Grayrigg | Phase 2 - purchase equipment to improve visits to Beck House Farm | £6,753.13 | £5,402.50 | 21/03/2025 | 31/03/2025 |
| Mr K C Smith, Lyth Valley | Bale trailer to assist conservation grazing with hardy native cattle in the Lyth Valley | £2,772.00 | £2,217.60 | 20/03/2025 | 31/03/2025 |
| Fell Pony Heritage Trust, Tebay | Fell Pony Heritage Trust – to provide education and promotion of the Fell Pony on the Cumbrian fells. | £7,779.67 | £7,779.67 | 13/08/2024 | 3/31/2025 |
| Herdwick Sheep Breeders' Association Limited, Cockermouth | Purchase of shared equipment to improve accessibility and modernise the running of farming shows in the Lake District. | £3,682.32 | £3,682.32 | 17/03/2025 | 31/03/2025 |
| KBT Consulting, Carlisle | Carbon audits for farms in Langdale, working with a facilitator to give farms a baseline for their carbon, develop ideas to reach net zero and improve knowledge of carbon sequestration. | £15,109.40 | £15,109.40 | 10/01/2025 | 3/31/2025 |
| Curlew Recovery South Lakes | Working with farmers to help breeding curlew improve fledging success | £140,684.42 | £140,684.42 | 4/11/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Henry’s Castle | Henry’s Castle, Tullithwaite Hall – emergency listing and conservation efforts | £180,271.20 | £169,454.92 | 3/27/2024 | 3/30/2025 |
| Lake District National Park Authority | Green Careers and Skills Day | £12,878.79 | £7,878.79 | 25/04/2024 | 28/01/2025 |
| Greenbank Farm | Stickle Cruck Barn, Greenbank Farm – conservation of Grade II Listed Barn | £266,757.42 | £250,000.00 | 3/27/2024 | 3/30/2025 |
| Jackson Ground, Lickle Valley | Restoration of traditional shard boundaries for stock and land management at Jackson Ground | £46,230.00 | £37,161.90 | 23/09/2022 | 29/08/2024 |
| Low netherscales farm, Cockermouth | Projects to diversify farm business, allow volunteer/public access, and manage flood risk | £22,193.65 | £8,877.46 | 18/12/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
| Ullswater Catchment Management CIC | Lakeshore restoration to protect important SSSI habitat, public footpath and Miles without Stiles route. | £22,299.44 | £22,299.44 | 23/07/2024 | 31/12/2024 |
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