BNG Offsets
Browse our collection of high integrity BNG habitat, hedgerow and watercourse units currently available for sale on sites across the UK. All our projects are designed in-house by conservation experts and adhere to the Kent Wildlife Trust Group's high integrity principles for BNG.
FREE BNG CONSULTATION
We offer a free consultation service to developers to determine your BNG offset requirements and match you with an appropriate offsite receptor that satisfies all of Defra's complicated trading rules.
Just fill out the form at the bottom of this page, contact Michael Griffin or send your completed BNG metric to bngenquiries@adonisblue.org.uk to get started.
FAQ
Which habitat units can I buy to offset my development's impacts?
If you have destroyed a habitat to create a development, you do not necessarily need to buy units for the exact same habitat type as compensation.
BNG offsetting operates under the general principle of "like for like or better" - where a habitat that is impacted by development must be replaced with either the same habitat or one that is considered to be better. In this case, better means it has a higher "distinctiveness" in the Defra Statutory Metric.
This means that if the habitat you are impacting is "low" distinctiveness - such as cereal cropland or modified grassland - you are allowed to purchase units from almost any other habitat to replace it.
Meanwhile, "high" distinctiveness habitats contain lots of wildlife or are home to specialist or rare wildlife that couldn't survive in a different habitat type. These habitats can only be replaced with the same habitat type if they are affected. This includes wildflower-rich chalk grasslands and most types of native semi-natural woodlands.
As a middle ground between the two, "medium" distinctiveness habitats can be replaced with other medium distinctiveness habitats in the same broad habitat type, or with a higher distinctiveness habitat from a different broad habitat type.
Click the button below to download a pdf guide we have made to help you determine how to compensate for losses of the habitats your development has impacted.
I can't find units for the habitat type that I need
If you need a specific habitat type that isn't shown here, get in touch to let us know and we might be able to create a bespoke solution that works for you. Habitat management plans could be adapted to suit client needs, provided projects remain ecologically feasible and aligned with the conservation priorities of the local area.
We are continuously working with new landowners and may also have additional projects in the pipeline which are not yet listed on our website, so prospective enquiries are welcomed.
