Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to increase long term public and private investment in rewilding and nature restoration projects.

The Government reconfirmed its commitment to Environmental Land Management schemes in the most recent Spending Review.

One of these schemes, Landscape Recovery, is supporting larger, more ambitious projects to restore nature across England, with long-term agreements lasting over 20 years. Landscape Recovery combines private finance with Government funding to allow these projects to deliver a suite of critical ​environmental outcomes."

Defra has also recently announced £30 million for the new Wildlife Rich Habitat Fund, expected to deliver thousands of hectares of new habitat across England’s protected landscapes over three years, helping to bring nature back to the places people love most.

We committed in the revised Environmental Improvement Plan in December 2025 to mobilise private investment and finance to restore and protect nature in England. This includes our £30 million investment in a new investment fund for nature: the Big Nature Impact Fund.