Natural Capital Estate

Started in early 2022 to help and represent landowners to biodiversify, farm for nature and produce Natural Capital for the private market, Natural Capital Estate has developed into a Habitat Bank reaching further and further around the country.

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 - match requirement with suppliers of Biodiversity Net Gain units Contact

Landowner - create a supply of Biodiversity Net Gain units to attract new income to the farm business, whilst maintaining ownership and control of your land. Contact

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.

 

Biodiversity Net Gain units are currently available in the following areas:

 

News

Residential brownfield developments

Unsurprising Budget Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) reforms – Residential brownfield developments on sites up to 1.5 hectares in England are being exempted from BNG requirements.

Good that the Government's ‘brownfield-first’ ambition directly supports the delivery of new homes, as the urban mosaic category was posing a real issue, though still a question for sites over 1.5 ha. In parallel, confirmed that BNG will become mandatory for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects from November 2026.

2026-10-29