Biodiversity Net Gain Solutions for Developers
High-integrity BNG units from Naturum-owned habitat banks across England
Naturum provides developers with off-site Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) units from a growing network of strategically located habitat banks across England.
We acquire and own the land underpinning our habitat banks, fund its restoration and take long-term responsibility for habitat delivery, management, monitoring and reporting.
At Naturum, our mission is to restore nature and provide lasting environmental benefits to communities impacted by development. We specialise in delivering high-integrity Biodiversity Net Gain units tailored to meet the needs of developers and local authorities.
Our Mission
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN
The Naturum Difference
BNG creates a long-term obligation. We believe the structure behind its delivery should reflect that.
Naturum owns the land on which our habitat banks are created. This gives us direct control over habitat delivery and allows us to take responsibility for each site throughout its 30-year BNG commitment.
From land acquisition and ecological design through to habitat creation, management, monitoring and reporting, our model is designed to provide developers with a secure, accountable and professionally managed BNG solution.
Ownership
We own the land underpinning our habitat banks, aligning long-term land control with responsibility for delivering the required biodiversity outcomes.
Expertise
Our team brings together expertise in ecology, land, planning, development and finance to identify, create and manage high-quality habitat banks.
Integrity
Our habitat banks are designed around genuine nature recovery, with ecological outcomes at the heart of how sites are selected, restored and managed.
Long-Term Commitment
We remain responsible for our habitat banks throughout their BNG commitment, supported by dedicated long-term management and monitoring.
BNG UNITS ACROSS ENGLAND
BNG units and portfolio map
Strategically located habitat banks where developers need them
Our growing portfolio of habitat banks is located in areas of development demand and ecological opportunity across England.
We can provide a range of off-site BNG habitat units, including grassland, woodland, wetland, scrub, hedgerow, watercourse and other strategically important habitats.
Our team works with developers, planning consultants and ecologists to identify appropriate units for individual development requirements.
Need BNG Units for a Development?
Finding the right BNG solution depends on more than simply the number of units required.
Location, habitat type, distinctiveness, strategic significance and the development's biodiversity metric can all affect which off-site units are appropriate.
Send us your development details and our team can identify suitable BNG units within the Naturum portfolio.
Understanding Biodiversity Net Gain
Biodiversity Net Gain requires most qualifying developments in England to leave biodiversity in a measurably better condition than before development.
Where the required gain cannot be achieved fully on-site, developers can use registered off-site biodiversity gains to meet their BNG requirement.
Naturum provides off-site BNG units from professionally managed habitat banks, helping developers meet their biodiversity obligations while funding long-term, landscape-scale nature recovery.
CREATING LASTING VALUE FOR NATURE AND COMMUNITIES
Beyond Compliance
Our ambition extends beyond the delivery of biodiversity units.
Where appropriate, our habitat banks are designed to contribute to wider landscape recovery, strengthen ecological connectivity and support local nature priorities.
We also look for opportunities to connect people with the landscapes being restored through schools, communities, research partnerships and Naturum Echo.
Because Biodiversity Net Gain should deliver more than a planning requirement. It should leave a lasting natural legacy.