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Sustainability Phenomenon: The Fore
Editorial staff
9 November 2026
The Fore Brought to life through the passion and generosity of an individual philanthropist with ambitions to help Britain's wildlife flourish, the fund will provide up to £45,000 ($60,000) in unrestricted funding for up to three years to each of three conservation organisations selected in 2027. Registration for the Spring 2027 funding round will open at 12:00 on Wednesday 25 November and will close at 12:00 on Friday 4 December 2026. Successful applicants can expect to be selected in April 2027. The successful organisations will be chosen through The Fore's Dragons' Den-style funding process, culminating in funding panels in April 2027. Each will also receive £7,000's worth of professional mentoring, training, skilled volunteering and other practical support, bringing the total package to up to £52,000 per organisation. The fund launch follows continued declines in wildlife populations across the UK. According to the The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) State of Nature Report 2023, the abundance of monitored wildlife species has fallen by an average of 19 per cent since 1970, while about one in six species assessed in Great Britain is threatened with extinction. Research published in 2025 also highlighted the funding difficulties facing environmental causes. According to Big Give’s Green Match Fund Annual Import Report 2025, only 5 per cent of UK public charitable giving goes towards environmental causes. The Nature Recovery Fund will be geared towards rewilding and nature restoration: supporting organisations working towards restoring and connecting natural habitats, collaborating with landowners and local communities, and encouraging wider participation in conservation. The new fund builds on The Fore's existing environmental work, including £315,000 awarded through its Sustainability and Environment Fund since December 2024. Organisations previously supported include Youngwilders, a youth-led nature recovery initiative that has created 348 acres of new habitat and mobilised more than 1,600 young people since connecting with The Fore in 2023.
, a UK venture philanthropy fund dedicated to helping high-potential UK charities and social enterprises achieve nationwide impact within five years, has announced that it has launched a Nature Recovery Fund. The fund will support conservation organisations working to restore natural habitats and protect wildlife across the UK.