How to apply

You will need to apply online for Round 25 Darwin Initiative main projects through the Flexigrant application portal.

Before applying, please read the following guidance:

• 
  Round 25 guidance
  (PDF, 1.43MB, 52 pages)
  

• Finance for Darwin & IWT

• 
  Darwin initiative main projects flexigrant user guide
  (PDF, 139KB, 8 pages)
  

• 
  Privacy policy
  (PDF, 131KB, 3 pages)
  
  .

Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Initiative round 25 – stage 1 application form on the Flexigrant application portal. For drafting purposes, you may find the
Darwin Initiative round 25 – stage 1 application form
(MS Word Document, 172KB)

useful.

If you are invited to Stage 2, please complete the
Darwin Initiative round 25 – stage 2 application form
(MS Word Document, 253KB)

[by invitation only].

When to apply

There is a two-stage application process for main round Darwin projects. The timetable for Round 25 is set out below:

• call for Stage 1 applications: Tuesday 22 May 2018
• deadline for Stage 1 applications: 24 July 2018
• expected outcome of Stage 1 and notification of applicants invited to Stage 2: Early October 2018
• deadline for Stage 2 applications (by invitation only): Monday 3 December 2018
• expected notification of successful projects: February 2019
• expected start date for successful projects: From 1 April 2019

Who can apply

Please refer to the guidance for the list of countries eligible for the scheme. Organisations making the application must:

• have experience of managing similar projects in developing countries
• be able to demonstrate financial stability and provide audited accounts

The proposed project leader must have suitable qualifications or a minimum of around 10 years’ experience working on similar projects in developing countries.

Level of funding

There is no specific minimum or maximum level for a main round project. The funding pot is however limited. Further information on the size of Darwin Projects can be found in the
Round 25 guidance
(PDF, 1.43MB, 52 pages)

.

Case study

Before completing the application form, you might like to take a look at a case study showing an example of a successful main project.

Each year thousands of fish and shellfish die from disease. Recovering from an outbreak can take a long time and can be very expensive.

Serious fish and shellfish diseases

You must tell the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) if fish or shellfish:

• could be infected with a serious or notifiable disease
• are dying in larger numbers or dying in a way you haven’t seen before

Prevent the spread of disease in fish and shellfish

You can help control the spread of disease if you:

• follow rules for imports
• perform regular monitoring to spot disease early
• contain outbreaks as quickly as possible
• use good fish husbandry practice
• follow rules when moving fish

• keep health records using the
  Finfish biosecurity logbook
  (PDF, 123KB, 7 pages)
  

• keep medicine records using the
  Aquatic animal medicine record book
  (PDF, 254KB, 52 pages)
  

• follow a biosecurity measures plan:

  • 
    Shellfish biosecurity measures plan
    (PDF, 500KB, 28 pages)
    

  • 
    Finfish biosecurity measures plan
    (PDF, 325KB, 32 pages)
    

  • 
    Importer biosecurity measures plan
    (PDF, 244KB, 36 pages)
    

Control areas for notifiable disease outbreaks

If a notifiable disease is found, FHI puts controls in place to limit the spread of disease (these areas are known as confirmed designations).

If your fish or shellfish are in a control area you must:

• comply with any conditions issued by FHI
• get written permission from FHI to move fish or equipment (allow at least 5 working days)

Fish

Maps of areas with controls in place to limit the spread of spring viraemia of carp (SVC):

2017

• 
  Warwickshire: Arden Lakes
  (PDF, 668KB, 3 pages)
  

Maps of areas with controls in place to limit the spread of koi herpesvirus disease (KHV):

2018

• 
  Church Lane Lake, Essex – 6 July
  (PDF, 416KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Newstead and Annesley Country Park, Nottingham – 6 July
  (PDF, 422KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Parkers Fishery Pools, West Midland – 6 July
  (PDF, 392KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Mawgan Porth Pools and Lake, Cornwall – 9 July
  (MS Word Document, 388KB)
  

• 
  Mill Farm Fishery, Hereford – 13 July
  (PDF, 403KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Holme Grange Fishery, Berkshire – 19 July
  (PDF, 402KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Clear Water Fisheries, Lancashire – 24 July
  (PDF, 632KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Trench Pool, Shropshire – 24 July
  (PDF, 746KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Old Hough Fishery, Cheshire – 25 July
  (PDF, 384KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Woodside Fishery, Hereford & Worcester – 31 July
  (PDF, 355KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Coopers Arms, Derby – 1 August
  (PDF, 443KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  K Lakes, Skegness – 2 August
  (PDF, 368KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Martham Pits, Norfolk – 3 August
  (PDF, 484KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Ashland Lakes, Buckinghamshire – 7 August
  (PDF, 648KB, 4 pages)
  

• 
  Shadwell Pool, Greater London – 8 August
  (PDF, 707KB, 4 pages)
  

• 
  Locklands Lake, Lincoln – 9 August
  (PDF, 451KB, 4 pages)
  

• 
  Acton Park Lake, Wrexham – 13 August
  (PDF, 499KB, 4 pages)
  

• 
  Canvey Lake, Essex – 14 August
  (PDF, 834KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Stoneham Lakes, Hampshire – 17 August
  (PDF, 449KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Lakewood Fisheries, Scunthorpe – 29 August
  (PDF, 374KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Middle Pool, Shropshire – 18 September
  (PDF, 674KB, 4 pages)
  

• 
  Kippax Park, Leeds – 26 September
  (PDF, 456KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Gatton Waters, Norfolk – 28 September
  (PDF, 375KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Watmore Farm Fishery, Hampshire – 2 October
  (PDF, 556KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Orchard Lakes, Hampshire – 3 October
  (PDF, 478KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Broadlands Lake Complex, Hampshire – 5 October
  (PDF, 375KB, 3 pages)
  

2017

• 
  East Sussex: Swanborough Fishing Lakes
  (PDF, 657KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Surrey: The Lakeside
  (PDF, 1010KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  East Yorkshire: Risby Park Fisheries
  (PDF, 690KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Kent: Mansfield Lake
  (PDF, 627KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Staffordshire: Meadows Fishery and Manor Park Fishery
  (PDF, 854KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Lancashire: Bannister House Fishery
  (PDF, 764KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Humberside: Newlake
  (PDF, 709KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  West Yorkshire: Tyersal Hall Fishery
  (PDF, 636KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Hertfordshire: Willows Farm Fishery
  (PDF, 851KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  East Yorkshire: Sam Hosticks Fisheries
  (PDF, 670KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Lancashire: Cleveley Bridge Fishery Complex
  (PDF, 851KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Kent: Danson Park
  (PDF, 1.18MB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Hertfordshire: Frogmore Fishery
  (PDF, 728KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Berkshire: Windsor View Lakes
  (PDF, 565KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Derbyshire: Birch House Lakes
  (PDF, 511KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Shropshire: Monkhall Fishery
  (PDF, 460KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Berkshire: Lea Farm Lakes
  (PDF, 791KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  London: Hampstead Heath Ponds
  (PDF, 1.83MB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Essex: White Shots Reservoir
  (PDF, 662KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Lancashire: The Cunneries
  (PDF, 754KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Northamptonshire: Boating Lake
  (PDF, 1MB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Essex: Cleverley Mere
  (PDF, 817KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Cambridge: Manderson Trust Lakes
  (PDF, 618KB, 3 pages)
  

2016

• 
  South Yorkshire: Lodge Farm Fisheries
  (PDF, 416KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Staffordshire: Coppice Lane Pools
  (PDF, 438KB, 3 pages)
  

Shellfish

You can use an interactive map (Desktop. Mobile) to view shellfish disease controls across Great Britain.

Alternatively below are individual maps of control areas of each disease:

Bonamia ostreae

• 
  Anglesey and Caernarfonshire
  (PDF, 1.13MB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Cornwall and Devon
  (PDF, 1020KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex
  (PDF, 1.16MB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Kent and Essex
  (PDF, 1.46MB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Pembrokeshire
  (PDF, 1.01MB, 3 pages)
  

Oyster herpesvirus

• 
  Essex and Kent
  (PDF, 613KB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  Poole Harbour Dorset
  (PDF, 4.09MB, 3 pages)
  

• 
  River Teign, Devon
  (PDF, 1.99MB, 3 pages)
  

Marteilia refringens

• 
  River Tamar, Cornwall and Devon
  (PDF, 385KB, 4 pages)
  

Contacts

Fellowship funding is aimed at building capacity in developing countries.

The Fellowship programme is intended to support Fellows to draw on UK technical and scientific expertise in the fields of biodiversity and sustainable development to broaden their knowledge and experience.

You can read more about a successful fellowship award in this case study.

How to apply

You will need to apply online for Round 25 Darwin Initiative Fellowship projects through the Flexi grant application portal.

Before applying, please read the Guidance notes for applicants (round 25) and the The Darwin initiative: Fellowship award Flexi-Grant user guide.

Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Fellowship Round 25 application form on the Flexigrant application portal. For drafting purposes, you may find the
Darwin Fellowship Round 25 application form
(MS Word Document, 154KB)

useful.

When to apply

The timetable for Round 25 Darwin Fellowship Awards is set out below:

• application process opens: Tuesday 22 May 2018
• deadline for applications: Tuesday 13 November 2018
• expected notification of successful projects: February 2019
• expected start date for successful projects: From July 2019

Who can apply

Applications for Fellowship funding should come from an organisation (the Lead Organisation) and not an individual. There should be a named individual within the Lead Organisation responsible for the application, called the Project Leader. The host organisation where the individual will carry out the training or research must be in the UK.

The Lead Organisation:

• must have expertise in natural resource management
• can be either a public or private sector organisation
• should provide experts from within the organisation with a proven track record and at the forefront of their discipline(s) to work closely with or supervise the Fellow. This expertise is typically expected to be a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience

Darwin Fellowships will support promising individuals who:

• have a link with a recent or current Darwin Initiative project or
• are currently involved directly in the implementation of the key biodiversity conventions and agreements listed above

Further information is available in the guidance.

Funding available

Eligible costs (depending on the nature of the Fellowship) include a monthly subsistence, Lead organisation expenses, travel costs and fees for academic qualifications. Further information on Darwin Fellowship awards can be found in the Darwin Round 25 Guidance.

Case study

You can read more about a successful fellowship award in this case study.

Standard rules guidance to allow the operator to undertake mining waste operations in respect of inert extractive waste and unpolluted soil on the site of a mine or quarry.

These rules do not allow any point source emissions to air, water or land from the mining waste operations.

You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

Apply for a standard rules environmental permit.

The River Wye is 251km long. It drains a catchment containing a rich and varied landscape spanning the Welsh and English borders. It rises in the uplands of mid Wales, flowing past the towns of Rhayader, Builth Wells, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth, entering the Severn Estuary at Chepstow.

The Environment Agency is the navigation authority for the River Wye, from Hay to Bigsweir Bridge. Navigation on the tidal Wye, below Bigsweir, is the responsibility of Gloucester Harbour Trustees.

The Wye Navigation Advisory Committee meets in spring and autumn, helping to maintain sustainable recreation and navigation on the River Wye.

For details of the committee and a copy of approved minutes, please email wye-navigation@environment-agency.gov.uk.

River access for boaters

Boaters have confirmed legal access on the River Wye between Hay-on-Wye and Chepstow (where the River Wye enters the Severn Estuary). Upstream of Hay-on-Wye there are a number of negotiated access points.

Access upstream of Hay Bridge

• there is no confirmed legal right of navigation upstream of Hay Bridge
• access to navigate the upper Wye is disputed
• there are two arrangements to help facilitate shared access and river use between anglers and paddlers; please refer to the Wye & Usk Foundation website and the Canoe Wye website for further details
• much of the upper Wye isn’t recommended for beginners, or boaters who don’t have considerable experience of white water; please read the available guides before paddling
• it is recommended that you check and if necessary obtain permission from the owner(s) of the riverbed along your route before you access the river

Access downstream of Hay Bridge

• the public right of navigation doesn’t give an absolute right of access to the river bank downstream of Hay Bridge, except in an emergency, or to prevent one
• other than at accepted public sites or where there is public access to the river bank, you should get permission from the owner of the riverbank/surrounding land before you launch or land your boat
• any use of the banks must be not only incidental to your navigation, but also reasonable and considerate to the needs of landowners and other users
• permission is needed to camp or picnic on the banks or neighbouring fields

River Wye event calendar 2018

There may be river restrictions around each event.

If you are participating in an event make sure you’re aware of the Wye Code of Conduct; a guide to using the river without reducing the enjoyment of others or damaging the environment:

If you are planning an event or know of an event which isn’t on the Environment Agency calendar, please email wye-navigation@environment-agency.gov.uk.

If you would like more information about an event please contact the event organiser:

Canoe facilities

To help you plan and enjoy your canoe trip on the River Wye the Environment Agency produced a detailed guide to the River Wye, Canoeists’ guide to the River Wye or you can buy a hard copy online or in bookshops near the River Wye. Updates for the 2009 and 2011 editions of the canoeists guide are available online Updates to Canoeists’ guide to the River Wye, July 2012

The guide contains practical information to help plan your journey, featuring:

• a series of 12 maps, based on Ordnance Survey data
• navigation and recreational advice
• health and safety guidelines
• where you can launch and land
• river grades for the Wye
• tourist information on local parking, refreshments, camping, useful addresses and telephone numbers
• Code of Conduct for the River Wye

The Environment Agency are indebted to Ron and Ruth Shoesmith who wrote previous editions of this guide and to the late Allen Greenhill who was the co-author of the first edition in 1968 and the inspiration behind its publication. The Environment Agency would also like to thank the local access officers of the British Canoe Union and the Welsh Canoeing Association, who provided advice on the contents of this guide.

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate. No liability can be accepted for any errors, inaccuracies or omissions. In particular, readers should note that details such as land ownership, camp sites and landing places can change