ability to be able to match objectives with site specific research needs Private, Lottery and voluntary sector funds Mod: Wide use of some Mod: Range up to High: Nearly all (22 of High: No major land-use Mod: Funds are already Private, Lottery, charitable funds approx. £3m. 25) management actions sector restrictions, widely used and there is voluntary sector: landscape (particularly Lottery can be funded, although these vary growing competition. funds) in Wales but this depending on the scope across individual sources However they hold good has potential to be of each individual vary. May be issues potential to support expanded further funding source surrounding targeting of landscape-level N2K specialist management projects and actions. programmes as well as match funding Mod: Increasing Mod: Range of Low: Use of funds Mod: Typically Mod: Some potential for Private, Lottery, voluntary sector: examples of partnership scale funds relates to provision of environments or further development of skills/training between NRW reserves information and skills sites with recreational local partnerships around and local charities and training (18, 19) N2K sites. However, /educational uses potential limited by scope for application Frequent use in Range of awards, Six key actions can Range of habitat Limited scope for Landfill funds Mod: Mod: Mod: Low: Low: conservation from £5000 to £250,000. be funded relating to types supported. expanding use management, but However total available habitat management However, geographical significantly. Funds are restrictions in the use of for use in Wales appears schemes and proximity to landfill sites likely to decline over long funds relatively modest implementation (12, 13, is typically a condition of term 14, 15), piloting and funding awards. restoration infrastructure Alternative funding sources
ability to be able to match objectives with site specific research needs Private, Lottery and voluntary sector funds Private, Lottery, voluntary sector: landscape Mod: Wide use of some charitable funds (particularly Lottery funds) in Wales but this has potential to be expanded further Mod: Range up to approx. £3m. High: Nearly all (22 of 25) management actions can be funded, depending on the scope of each individual funding source High: No major land-use sector restrictions, although these vary across individual sources vary. May be issues surrounding targeting of specialist management actions. Mod: Funds are already widely used and there is growing competition. However they hold good potential to support landscape-level N2K projects and programmes as well as match funding Private, Lottery, voluntary sector: skills/training Mod: Increasing examples of partnership between NRW reserves and local charities Mod: Range of scale funds Low: Use of funds relates to provision of information and skills and training (18, 19) Mod: Typically environments or sites with recreational /educational uses Mod: Some potential for further development of local partnerships around N2K sites. However, potential limited by scope for application Landfill funds Mod: Frequent use in conservation management, but restrictions in the use of funds Mod: Range of awards, from £5000 to £250,000. However total available for use in Wales appears relatively modest Mod: Six key actions can be funded relating to habitat management schemes and implementation (12, 13, 14, 15), piloting and restoration infrastructure Low: Range of habitat types supported. However, geographical proximity to landfill sites is typically a condition of funding awards. Low: Limited scope for expanding use significantly. Funds are likely to decline over long term Alternative funding sources