# Moorland Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1218121 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1218121)
- What it funds: Education / training, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/moorland-charitable-trust

The Charity supports the protection, conservation and improvement of moorland in England and Wales for public benefit. It makes grants to independent charities, universities, and not for profit bodies for research education and public information on moorland conservation, ecology, biodiversity and heritage. It does not fund commercial, sporting or private land-management activity.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> 3.1. The CIO will provide grants to charities, universities, educational bodies and voluntary organisations throughout England and Wales provided that such grants are limited to fulfilling one or more of the following charitable purposes: 3.1.1 the protection, conservation and improvement of the physical and natural environment in particular the Moorland and scientific interest of Moorland; and 3.1.2 the preservation of the cultural heritage associated with Moorland conservation; and 3.1.3 the advancement of education for the public in relation to Moorland conservation, ecology, biodiversity, landscape, heritage and related environmental matters, including through research and the dissemination of its results the voluntary organisations mean: independent organisations, which are established for purposes that add value to the community as a whole, or a significant section of the community, and which are not permitted by their constitution to make a profit for private distribution. Voluntary organisations do not include local government or other statutory authorities.

## What it funds

Moorland Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Moorland Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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