Free grant snapshot · last 12 months
Environment and conservation grants in London
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving to charities registered for environment and conservation with a registered address in London.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to environment and conservation charities in London in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfson Foundation | 6 | £2.6m | £415k |
| London Marathon Foundation | 2 | £2m | £1m |
| Comic Relief | 1 | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| John Lyon's Charity | 4 | £1.6m | £150k |
| Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 4 | £483k | £112k |
| Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust | 3 | £420k | £120k |
| The Dulverton Trust | 4 | £385k | £107k |
| John Ellerman Foundation | 2 | £360k | £180k |
| CHK Foundation | 7 | £211k | £20k |
| Trust For London | 1 | £80k | £80k |
Open and recurring programmes
Funder programmes behind these grants that have made grants in at least two years, so are likely to run again. Check each funder's website for current deadlines.
| Programme | Funder | Grants (12 months) | Years with grants | Latest grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities | Wolfson Foundation | 4 | 2018 to 2026 | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and nature loss | John Ellerman Foundation | 2 | 2025, 2026 | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Education | Wolfson Foundation | 2 | 2018 to 2026 | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Community Impact Grants | Benefact Trust | 2 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| Infrastructure and New Ideas | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 2 | 2020 to 2026 | 13 May 2026 |
| Main Grant | John Lyon's Charity | 2 | 2019 to 2026 | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Special Grant | The Foyle Foundation | 2 | 2023 to 2026 | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Strategic Partnerships | London Marathon Foundation | 1 | 2014 to 2026 | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Main Grant | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 1 | 2019 to 2026 | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Education Early Years (joint with Merchant Taylors) | The Leathersellers' Foundation | 1 | 2024, 2026 | 17 Jun 2026 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
9 open schemes on Find a Grant covering London in related sectors (live Grant Radar list). The 5 closing soonest:
| Scheme | Funder | Grant size | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme | Department for Education (DfE) | £10k to £1m | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026 (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | £100k to £200k | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Unlocking Space for Business Grant Call: Environmental Intelligence and Emissions | Department for Science Innovation and Technology | £1 to £400k | 11 Dec 2026 |
| Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate UK, AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC | £1 to £305k | 7 Jan 2027 |
| People and Research | Historic England | £250 to £300k | 1 Apr 2027 |
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Source: grants data published by each funder through 360Giving (GrantNav), grants awarded 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 to registered charities, companies and other organisations (grants to individuals are left out). Cause and region come from the recipient charity's entry on the Charity Commission register (its registered charitable purposes and the postcode area of its registered address), so cause and region snapshots cover recipients registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Open government schemes are from Find a Grant (UK Government) via Grant Radar. "Recurring" programmes have grants in at least two calendar years. Figures are our own summary.
Licences: each funder publishes its data under its own open licence; we use only data licensed CC BY 4.0, CC0 or the Open Government Licence. Data from Benefact Trust, CHK Foundation, Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, Charles Hayward Foundation, Comic Relief, Community Foundation North East, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, John Lyon's Charity, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, London Marathon Foundation, Making a Difference Locally, Quartet Community Foundation, The Dulverton Trust, The Foyle Foundation, The Leathersellers' Foundation, Trust For London, Westminster Foundation, Wolfson Foundation: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from Community Foundation for Surrey, The Pilgrim Trust: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Find a Grant: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check each funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to these funders.