Creating a real future for rural Britain

Creating a real future for rural Britain

For over 15 years The Royal Countryside Fund has worked alongside farming families and rural communities across the UK to provide the support, funding, and opportunities they need to thrive.

When our countryside thrives, we all do.

Supporting rural communities

The Royal Countryside Fund powers community-led solutions through our grants and resources to ensure that they flourish, now and in the future. 

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Support for farming families

The Royal Countryside Fund offers family farms access to immediate, local and practical support and a path to a sustainable future. Our free programmes are recruiting now.

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Become a Friend of the Countryside

By supporting The Royal Countryside Fund, you will ensure our countryside, rural communities and farming families can thrive into the future.

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“The Royal Countryside Fund is appreciated at that grassroots, practical level. It’s turned around lives, and saved countryside. There is a real and practical benefit from the RCF. It’s not just intention, it’s actually achievement.”

Alan Titchmarsh, Ambassador for The Royal Countryside Fund