As the seasons shift and spring gets into full swing, we’re officially into survey season – the busiest time of year for ecologists working across the UK.

What became evident during this process was that BNG represents a significant risk factor for developers. The main concerns revolve around timing investments appropriately and ensuring the right units are purchased. However, we also discovered that habitat banks face their own set of risks. 

Case Study with Irwell's Affordable Homes in Manchester - A Tale of Two HMMP’s

Ian joined the Environmental Analyst deep-dive session on “BNG in Action: Lessons Learned from the First Year of Mandatory Implementation” with Vicky Newlove from Lucion

Marking one year since the introduction of mandatory BNG in planning applications, this report tracks price shifts, supply availability, and emerging trends that will shape the market in 2025 and beyond.

Our mission is to give you BNG Certainty. Which is why we have created a range of helpful Guides and Educational Content. We thought we’d collate our favourites, based on feedback.

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is transforming how we approach development and the environment, but misconceptions persist. To separate fact from fiction, Nick White, Principal Advisor - Net Gain at Natural England, created the #BNGAdventCalendar. This invaluable resource dispels myths and clarifies truths about BNG, now summarised for you by Biodiversity Units UK.

We're excited to announce the expansion of our YouTube channel, featuring concise, practical BNG insights.

We're increasingly being asked to recommend Ecologist services by our clients. This is a Directory of Ecologists we have vetted, and are happy to recommend.

With BNG now a real problem for developers to overcome, we have spent the last 12 months refining our approach to Small Site BNG.

One of the key learnings from our projects - such as Brentwood - is that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution.

“They found us suitable BNG Units and a solution which enabled us to quickly discharge the planning conditions to meet the client’s timescales.”

These are 5 ‘building blocks’ that any property developer - large or small - can follow to get a good outcome both for the bottom line, and the environment.

We’ve very pleased to announce that Richard Dean has joined Biodiversity Units UK, in the role of Commercial Director.

The October 2024 Pricing Report from Biodiversity Units UK provides a detailed analysis of trends in the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) market. Drawing on data from 46 habitat banks, it sheds light on price movements and market conditions as developers increasingly integrate BNG into their projects.

In a post-Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) world, the role of a Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) is more crucial than ever for developers and planning consultants. 

We’re scaling quickly as Biodiversity Net Gain begins to affect more and more of our developer clients.

We’ve created this guide for purchasing Large Site BNG Units. We categorise Large Site BNG as anything over 0.10 (10 hundredths of a BNG Unit) up to 100 unit mega developments.

We’ve created this guide for purchasing Small Site BNG Units. We categorise Small Site BNG as anything between 0.01 (1 Hundredth of a BNG Unit) and 0.10 (10 hundredths of a BNG Unit).

For the past 18 months we have done a deep dive into Biodiversity Net Gain and Property Development, and it revealed just how complex this space is. The learning curve has been steep for everyone. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) has added a whole new layer to an already complicated planning process.