Anika Dowling

Policy Advisor in Defra’s Lowland Peat team.

Supporting England’s peat: new grants for water management, wetter farming and restoration capacity 

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An aerial view of a paludiculture trial site (Credit: Lancashire Wildlife Trust)

My name is Anika Dowling, and I am a policy advisor in Defra’s Peat team. In this blog I’ll set out what each new scheme offers and how you can apply.  In the Environmental Improvement Plan, we announced our new Peatland Programme for 2026 to 2030. This month, we’ve launched …

Improving England’s lowland peat: applications open for the Water Discovery Grant

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Today we’re launching the Lowland Peat Water Discovery Grant. The Discovery Grant will run until 2028, providing up to £4.5 million in funding to support local, collaborative approaches to more sustainable forms of water management within lowland peatland catchments.  Read this post to find out more.