Biodiversity Net Gain

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Deliver BNG in strategic habitat banks that are designed to maximise environmental outcomes.

Developers face increasing pressure to balance growth with sustainability. Securing planning consent hinges on credible biodiversity plans yet achieving net gain on site is often impractical. Our expertise lies in identifying suitable offsite locations and structuring robust agreements to deliver long-term habitat creation and enhancement.

Through meticulous market analysis and an extensive landowner network, we identify suitable sites for habitat creation or enhancement. Our vast experience streamlines complex requirements, alleviating risks while delivering enduring environmental benefits.

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Grid & Infrastructure
Natural Capital

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Energy & Renewables

Powering the zero-carbon transition for landowners and developers

Energy & Renewables

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Grid & Infrastructure

Straightforward solutions during complex infrastructure projects

Grid & Infrastructure

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Natural Capital

Investing sustainably doesn't mean sacrificing returns. Understand nature's economic value with expert guidance.

Natural Capital

Reports & Briefings 06.03.24

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is the mechanism by which new housing, commercial and infrastructure developments in England will become ‘nature positive’.

Rural Outlook 2024 - Biodiversity Net Gain: An Opportunity for Nature

Blog 11.08.21

South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council are currently consulting on a new supplementary planning document.

Biodiversity netting gains in Greater Cambridge

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Insights 10.11.21

The Environment Act 2021 has received Royal Assent at a pivotal time while COP26 is coming to its conclusion. The huge public and parliamentary demand to improve our state of nature has resulted in the UK becoming the first country to set a legal target to halt species decline by 2030.

The Environment Act Becomes Law

Insights 02.03.22

If 2021 was a crucial year for our global response to climate breakdown, then maybe 2022 can be the biodiversity equivalent?

Biodiversity’s Big Year?

It's in the numbers

>£10^m

biodiversity units transacted in 2023

>30

habitat banks across England where we have facilitated their establishment

BNG Services for Developers:

Meet our trusted experts

Roland Bull

Partner, Head of Rural Investment

Roland oversees rural investment property worth £1bn for the UK’s oldest landowners. He’s also helping shape the country’s newest and most sustainable investment markets.

Lisa Bulmer

Associate, Natural Capital

Outgoing and goal orientated, Lisa thrives on bringing about impactful change through natural capital and sustainable investment work.

Naomi Charles

Associate, Rural

Naomi provides estate management advice and supports a portfolio of approximately 9,000 hectares.

Explore the opportunity to allow my land to be used to offset biodiversity

Biodiversity Units For Sale

Lower Valley Farm

Providing >1,000 biodiversity units* through an innovative landscape scale initiative for local developers to secure their offsite biodiversity gain requirements.

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Biodiversity Net Gain