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National River Walks

***NECESSARY ACTION: SEE SUPPORTING INFORMATION TAB FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS*** Defra is looking to award grants via the National River Walks Programme to address the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 commitment to deliver 9 new national river walks, one in each region of England. One river walk has already been delivered in the North West region. We now welcome applications from the remaining 8 regions of England to deliver the next river walks. We are not looking for further applications from the North West. We aim to select 4 river walks to be delivered by 31st March 2028. A further competition to fund the remaining 4 walks will be arranged in the future.

Published opportunity

Funding: From £1 to £1.35 million
Location: England
Deadline: 27 August 2026, 12:00 PM
Provider: GOV.UK

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Who this opportunity is for.

Who can apply: Public Sector, Non-profit, Private Sector, Local authority
Funding organisation: Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Location: England
Opens: 2 July 2026, 2:00 PM
Closes: 27 August 2026, 12:00 PM
Requirement: Public Sector, Non-profit, Private Sector, Local authority

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