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Government pledges £25m to restore England's peatlands against wildfires
Corrected on 27 October 2026. See our corrections.
The government has announced £25 million to restore dried-out peatlands in England so they hold more water and act as natural firebreaks. A new Peatland Restoration Grant Scheme, which Natural England will manage, is expected to run from April 2027 to April 2029, building on the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme. The package was announced ahead of a government wildfire summit at which the Prime Minister would meet fire chiefs, local leaders and experts.
Our readThe question is whether the £25 million, and the scheme's budget once it is published, will stretch as far as the Nature for Climate scheme.
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