Biodiversity net gain
Eco driven innovation for commercial success
How we support BNG
Planning policy is changing, prompting the emergence of offset markets as a means of achieving biodiversity objectives. This is presenting new challenges and opportunities for developers and landowners alike.
Combining ecological expertise, with commercial mindedness, we have developed a range of end-to-end, high integrity BNG support services, with a focus around bringing together landowners and developers to deliver high quality offsite ecological enhancement schemes.
Selling BNG for Landowners
We have been supporting landowners in accessing funding and delivering ambitious habitat creation & restoration schemes for over 15 years. Our position within the sector makes us unique, in that we can unlock and blend together charitable, public and private sector funding opportunities in order to bring schemes to fruition, whilst ensuring a fair deal for the landowner. Our BNG services include:
- Baseline BNG assessments & scenario forecasting to understand the potential BNG uplift available on your holding
- Easy access to the BNG marketplace through our trusted and competitive Biodiversity+ brokering service.
- End-to-end support with the design, implementation and management of habitat offset schemes.
Contact us for more information on unlocking the potential of your land.
Buying BNG for Developers
- Onsite & offsite baseline BNG assessments
- Identification & brokering of offsite habitat offsetting opportunities
- Support & engagement with Local Planning Authorities
We are currently offering BNG units in the areas below:
Current BNG units available to buy
Worcestershire
Riverlands Farm
Bringing nature back to the heart of the Teme Valley
Our ambition
Once an intensively managed arable farm with limited ecological value, this site is now being reimagined under new ownership as a thriving refuge for wildlife. Guided by Severn Rivers Ecology, the vision is to restore the floodplain habitat to its former glory, supporting locally scarce species and supporting a range of wider socio-economic benefits.
The restoration plan focuses on creating a mosaic of complementary floodplain habitats, each designed to work in harmony with the area’s seasonal flooding. New features will include wetlands, wildflower-rich grasslands, and scattered scrub, forming a dynamic and interconnected ecosystem that delivers long-term biodiversity gains.
This transformation will benefit a wide variety of species, from wading birds such as lapwing, curlew and snipe to an array of pollinating insects, including several rare and declining species.
Key Facts
County: Worcestershire
Local planning authority: Primary Malvern
Adjacent 1: Wychavon
Adjacent 2: Herefordshire
National charactor area: Severn & Avon Vales
Units available: FPG FPGZ WCD
Worcestershire
Marmalade Meadow
Boosting biodiversity in Bredon
Our ambition
On the outskirts of the village of Bredon, an extensive arable landscape has begun its transformation through an ambitious restoration project. Using gold standard techniques such as green hay strewing, we are encouraging the development of locally important wildflower-rich meadows that complement the surrounding county grassland habitats. These meadows will be traditionally managed, with mid-July hay cuts followed by aftermath grazing in the autumn to support diverse plant and wildlife communities.
The site will be divided into two compartments by a newly planted, species-rich native hedgerow with trees, not only restoring an ancient field boundary but also enhancing habitat connectivity.
A linear belt of scrub will be established along the railway line boundary, providing vital shelter for pollinators, birds, and small mammals. The southern edge will be planted with broadleaved woodland, offering protection to the adjacent watercourse while enhancing local biodiversity.
Key Facts
County: Worcestershire
Local planning authority: Primary Wychavon
Adjacent 1: Tewkesbury
Adjacent 2: Malvern Hills
National charactor area: Severn & Avon Vales
Units available: LLM H S
Shropshire
March Green
Bringing Arable Fields back to Life
Our ambition
At Marsh Green, our vision is to transform former arable fields into a substantial expanse of species-rich neutral grassland, interspersed with a network of ponds and scrapes to support wetland wildlife. This will include the restoration of historic ridge and furrow grassland, reflecting the site’s former agricultural and ecological heritage. Newly created grassland habitat will be maintained by means of an annual hay cut and/or a sympathetic grazing regime that will encourage long term species establishment.
Broadleaved and wet woodland areas will be planted, while existing woodlands will be allowed to regenerate naturally, creating a ribbon of tree-dominant habitats around the periphery of the site that link with an existing network.
Existing hedgerows will be improved with the addition of standard trees, creating vital wildlife corridors that connect the site to the surrounding landscape
Key Facts
County: Shropshire
Local planning authority: Telford & Wrekin Council
Adjacent 1: Shropshire
Adjacent 2: Stafford
National charactor area: Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain
Units available: LLM H S