Natural Capital Estate

Started in early 2022 to help and represent landowners to biodiversify, farm for nature and produce Biodiversity Net Gain units, Nutrient Neutrality credits and Carbon credits for the private market.

Our goal is to deliver strategically important outcomes for nature conservation and increased connectivity, particularly on land that links existing habitats and ecological networks, with regard to the evolving Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) to create a sustainable ecological function.

Developer - matched requirement to suppliers of Natural Capital credits by Local Planning Authority and National Character Area. Contact

Landowner - create a supply of Natural Capital credits to attract new income to the farm business, whilst maintaining ownership and control of your land. Enquire

Client Service - end to end advice. Discussion and analysis of reports, projections, habitat creation/enhancement, permissions, engagement with Local Authorities, Responsible Bodies, other interested bodies, site registration and sales.

 

Available Units

326.74 BU Grassland

0.56 BU Mosaic

17 BU Hedgerow

2.17 BU Tree

2.54 BU Woodland

0.96 BU Watercourse

880 NN Nitrate

 

News

Statement by Matthew Pennycook

In response to the consultation earlier this year, Mattew Pennycook’s statement yesterday was not wholly unexpected or unwelcome. Changes to Biodiversity Net gain rules will now exclude developments under 0.2ha of land, in a drive to make it easier to build homes on smaller sites. It is a lower threshold than the previously rumoured 0.5ha and will ease the burden for small builders and off-site providers alike over fiddling with very small divisions of units, though resulting in an overall loss in biodiversity it is a smaller loss than that feared with the 0.5ha threshold.

Intentions to introduce measures to simplify the delivery of BNG offsite, particularly for medium-sized developments could be a welcome step - so long as the operation safeguards biodiversity and there in so further creep in lessening habitat.

There remains the concern over potentially expanding exemptions on brownfield sites of up to 2.5ha in size, to make it easier, quicker, and cheaper to deliver off-site nature improvements. An exemption such as this, could significantly undermine BNG principles.

Next, we can expect the measures around Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), which is due to go live in May 2026.

2025-12-17

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