The Areti Charitable Trust makes grants so that children and young people living in the area covered by Lancaster City Council and who are from challenging social and economic backgrounds may have opportunities to experience and learn more about the natural world as part of an organised activity.

Update January 2023: the trust is receiving an increasing number of applications for activities based in nature and in the local landscape that raise awareness of environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss and climate change. The trustees are minded to direct the major part of the trust’s income to this kind of project, but are still willing to consider more traditional outdoor activities.

There are two funding rounds a year; deadlines for applications are 30 June and 31 December.  

Guidelines for applicants and how to apply are here.

Registered Charity Number 1175627.

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July grants awarded

by The Areti Trust, posted in Grants

Grants have recently been awarded as follows: £7,500 to Lancashire Association of Boys and Girls Clubs for a summer residential £1,528 to Litfest for their Big Read and Naturist in Residence activities £2,844 to Outward Bound to assist Dallas Road Primary school pupils to attend a residential trip £28,000 to Rewilding Roots to enable four … Continue reading July grants awarded

Grants awarded January 2026

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The latest grants awarded: £1,578 to Litfest £8,895 to LESS for Where The Wildings Are! £8,150 to St John’s Hospice £10,000 to Escape2Make £18,000 to Rewilding Roots £4,950 to Lancashire Youth Challenge £18,294 to Morecambe Bay Partnership for their Wild Blue Yonder project £7,500 to Marsh Community Centre £1,000 to Westgate Primary School £16,000 to … Continue reading Grants awarded January 2026

Autumn grants

by The Areti Trust, posted in Grants

The Areti Trust has made further grants as follows: £10,450 to Morecambe Bay Partnership to develop teachers’ knowledge in “using” the natural environment within the curriculum and their skill in taking children on outdoor visits. £26,000 to ReWilding Roots to enable four more schools to join the Where the Wildings Are project.

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