Fundraising & Grant Support

Securing funding for outdoor and environmental projects can be complex – but with the right tools and data, it doesn’t have to be. Across Ireland and the UK, there are multiple funding streams that support the protection, maintenance, and development of recreation trails, parklands, waterways, biodiversity, and green infrastructure.

WayWyser software is a data collection method

From large national programmes like the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS), Sport Ireland Outdoors, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to region-specific initiatives focused on biodiversity, community development, or sustainable tourism, Waywyser helps you collect the evidence and insights that strengthen your case for investment.

Happy gardeners growing coniferous plants in pots

Build Stronger, Data-Driven Applications

Waywyser captures the real-world information that funders care about – maintenance logs, inspection records, environmental monitoring data, visitor usage, and condition reports. Every record is time-stamped, geo-referenced, and easily exported to support your application.

Whether you’re applying for support to restore habitats, improve blueway access, enhance biodiversity corridors, or develop trail networks, Waywyser gives you the ability to demonstrate real-time management and measurable impact.

Simplify Delivery and Reporting

Winning funding is only half the challenge – delivering and reporting on it is just as important. Waywyser helps project teams manage works efficiently, track progress, and document every action taken.
From trail upgrades and waterway infrastructure improvements to nature-based solutions and greenway expansion, all project data flows seamlessly into the system. Generate professional reports for funders like Fáilte Ireland, LEADER, Interreg, or local authority schemes in just a few clicks – complete with maps, photos, and metrics.

Demonstrate Impact. Strengthen Future Bids.

With Waywyser, you can prove that funded works are maintained, monitored, and delivering long-term value. Over time, your digital records build a powerful evidence base – helping you secure continued support for new phases of development or additional grant opportunities.

Turn your field data into funding success.

We’ve already successfully trialled WayWyser with 12 out of 13 rural recreation officers in Ireland who are rolling it out on their trails.

Landowners in the MacGillycuddy Reeks EIP agri-environmental project are surveying walkers with WayWyser.

Forum Connemara EIP is using WayWyser to monitor and record invasive species.