Here is ChatGPT's take on Biodiversity Net Gain's 1st Birthday ❤️. We couldn't be more proud and excited to be part of this space and look forward to continuing our work to bring more projects online and grow our impact for nature and communities.

Thanks to our advisors, friends and partners for sharing this journey with us - Bruce Davis, Lucy Almond, Mark Maslin, Neil Melleney, Tanya Narshi, Matthew Pendry, Alexia Tamblyn, Alexa Culver, James Alexander, Benedict Macdonald, Ross Wingfield, Gary Mickelborough MRTPI, Lee Barker, Andrew Jeffery, Laura Rumph, Simon Crichton, Ed Grattan, Kim Connor Streich, Angus Walker, nick white, William Johnson CFA, Surrey Nature Partnership, Making Space for Nature in Kent and Medway, Attract & Engage - THE Growth Marketing Agency, Dan Page MRICS FAAV MBIAC, and so many more!

#BNG #Birthday #naturerestoration #MakingNatureGreatAgain #Wealden #TunbridgeWells #Ashford #HighWeald #Surrey #Sussex #Kent

170 BNG Units in Kent!

Our Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) units at our Kensham Habitat Bank, Kent are now available to reserve and will soon be listed on the Biodiversity Gains Register.

The new Conservation Covenant with RSK Wilding secures 170 BNG units across this 69-acre site, which will feature a broad mix of habitats, including:
🌼 Lowland meadows
🐝 Other neutral grassland
🍎 Traditional orchards
🌳🌳 Lowland mixed deciduous woodland
🌳💧 Wet woodland
💦 Floodplain CFGM
🐸 Ponds
🌳🌳 Other woodland, broadleaf
🐦 Mixed scrub + Hawthorn Scrub
🌳 Individual trees
🌿🌳🥀 Species-rich native hedgerows (+with trees)

The sale of these units will help fund extensive nature restoration at Kensham Farm, located within the High Weald and Romney Marshes National Character Areas (NCA). The farm will be transformed into a vibrant, functioning landscape ecosystem, improving biodiversity and enhancing connectivity in the local area, targeting priority habitats – new homes for rare and important plants, fungi and wonderful creatures big and small.

For more information or to purchase BNG units from Kensham Farm, please reach out. Our website: https://lnkd.in/epfaTpXR
#BNG #Kent #Ashford #TunbridgeWells #HighWeald #RomneyMarshes #Biodiversity #Habitat #Habitatbank #Ecology #Sustainability #NatureRestoration

Let’s do this!

In 2024, we put the effort into building strong foundations for our business, setting the stage for ACTION in 2025. Key workstreams include:

💚 Securing early sales and supporting developers on their BNG journey, including our first built-to-order project 😊
🌱 Delivering the first phase of habitat creation and restoration on our first four projects.
🏞️ Expanding impact by acquiring new sites and partnering with more landowners.

We’re ready to hit the ground running and make 2025 another transformative year. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey – together, we’re restoring nature that will flourish for generations.

Here’s to a year of progress, collaboration, and positive change!

#BNG #EastSussex #Kent #Horsham #Wiltshire #MakingNatureGreatAgain #biodiversity #habitat #habitatbank #ecology #sustainability #naturerestoration

Our first blog!

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) has become a critical consideration in development planning. A central concept within the BNG framework is the Spatial Risk Multiplier (SRM), a mechanism designed to encourage biodiversity offsetting local to the development sites where ecological harm is set to occur. But what exactly is the SRM, and how does it impact developers and off-site BNG providers such as habitat banks?

Let’s break it down: https://shorturl.at/DcRXj

How are you getting on the SRM? We're keen to hear, along with feedback on the blog.

Thank you to those I have consulted on this, including Nick White, the Natural England team, Jack Potter, and Angus Walker.

📣121 BNG Units in Wealden, East Sussex

We’re excited to announce that our Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) units at our Wadhurst Habitat Bank, East Sussex, are now available to reserve and will soon be listed on the Biodiversity Gains Register.

The Conservation Covenant with RSK Wilding secures 121 BNG units across this 51-acre site, which will feature a rich mix of habitats, including:
🌼 Lowland meadows
🍎 Traditional orchards
🌳🌳 Lowland mixed deciduous woodland
🌳💧 Wet woodland
🌳🌳 Other woodland, broadleaf
🐦 Mixed scrub + Hawthorn Scrub
🌳 Individual trees
🌿🌳🥀 Species-rich native hedgerows (+with trees)

The sale of these units will help fund our nature restoration efforts at Skinners Farm, a site positioned on a B-Line between two Biodiversity Opportunity Areas. The land will be locked for nature in perpetuity, ensuring lasting environmental and social benefits for generations to come!

For more information or to purchase BNG units from Skinners Farm, please reach out. Our website: https://lnkd.in/epfaTpXR
#BNG #EastSussex #Wealden #HighWeald #Biodiversity #Habitat #Habitatbank #Ecology #Sustainability #NatureRestoration