Action Earth is now open for 2025 Applications

In 2025 Volunteering Matters Action Earth will offer grants to help urban communities to respond to our nature and climate crises. Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and NatureScot, these nature grants support volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities in practical outdoor activities in Scotland’s cities, towns and villages.

Any group of volunteers in urban areas are able to apply for Volunteering Matters Action Earth nature grants up to £250 to run environmental activities in green spaces in built-up areas and centres of population. We welcome applications that make major environmental impacts and/or involve mass participation.

Activities should emphasize local nature enrichment and biodiversity improvements. This could include creating or improving community gardens, shared spaces, wildflower meadows, ponds, community woodlands and creating other wildlife habitats. Please note that we cannot support applications for activities which are primarily about food growing.

Projects must complete and submit feedback by February 28 2026

For further information please visit: https://volunteeringmatters.org.uk/project/action-earth/