Species Recovery Programme

Natural England's Species Recovery Programme (SRP) has provided support for England's threatened native species since 1991. Working with partners across the country, the Species Recovery Programme has saved many of England's (and the UK's) most threatened species from extinction. The programme delivers targeted action for threatened species with bespoke needs, above and beyond what other delivery mechanisms can address. This invitation-only funding opportunity is designed to address the Environmental Improvement Plan target to reduce the risk of species' extinction by 2042, as compared to 2022 levels. The programme focuses on projects that address the needs of species listed in the Threatened Species Recovery Actions (TSRA) dataset as needing conservation or recovery in England, with those most at risk of imminent national extinction being prioritised. Targeted action comprises fundamental ecological research to diagnose causes of decline, essential survey to establish current status, solution trialling of new approaches, conservation translocations, and highly targeted species and habitat management to secure the immediate future of threatened species. Only organisations whose project ideas have been shortlisted by Natural England following the call for ideas exercise may apply.