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Thrapston Habitat Bank

County
Northamptonshire
Local planning authority (LPA)
North Northamptonshire Council
National Character Area (NCA)
Northamptonshire Vales
Birds-eye render of Thrapston Habitat Bank with habitats restored, including mixed scrub, other neutral grassland, and rural trees
Birds-eye render of Thrapston Habitat Bank before restoration

Biodiversity Units

Very high distinctiveness habitats

  • Lowland meadows

High distinctiveness habitats

  • Species-rich native hedgerow with trees

Medium distinctiveness habitats

  • Other neutral grassland
  • Rural tree

Low distinctiveness habitats

  • Modified grassland
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Habitat Bank overview

Thrapston Habitat Bank is a seven-acre nature recovery site which we launched in April 2026. 

It features a grassy footpath bordered by incredible species-rich meadows and hedgerows with trees, supporting wildlife in the surrounding woodland, as well as our own neighbouring nature site, Corby Habitat Bank. 

BNG delivery

At each of our Habitat Banks, our team assesses the land at the very start to maximise our biodiversity uplift. During this process we look at the site’s existing wildlife and vegetation, geological features, hydrology, extended management history, and its wider connectivity in the region.  

Then, using the statutory biodiversity metric, we take a baseline for each Habitat Bank. Our team carefully considers the land and decides on the best possible habitats that will deliver and demonstrate resilient and adaptable biodiversity gains over our thirty-year management period.  

Coverage

Biodiversity Units from Thrapston Habitat Bank offer an effective local off-site BNG solution for the North Northamptonshire LPA area and the Northamptonshire Vales NCA. They also provide adjacent coverage to the LPAs and NCAs listed below.
Neighbouring LPAs
Huntingdonshire District Council
South Kesteven District Council
West Northamptonshire Council
Milton Keynes City Council
Bedford Borough Council
Rutland County Council
Peterborough City Council
Harborough District Council
Neighbouring NCAs
Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands
High Leicestershire
Rockingham Forest
Leicestershire Vales
Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge
Northamptonshire Uplands

Our vision

Thrapston Habitat Bank sits near to the Wadenhoe Marsh and Achurch Meadow Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn’s Woods SSSI. It is also within a mile of Wadenhoe Little Wood, and two miles of Titchmarsh Local Nature Reserve (LNR). 

By turning this low-yielding arable land into species-rich grassland with hedgerows and trees, we will be supporting a number of species key to the North Northamptonshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). These include white-letter hairstreak butterfly, skylark, and brown hare. 

The hedgerow and trees we are adding will support a variety of bird species and create natural networks which will contribute to biodiversity across the wider Northamptonshire region.  

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