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Celebrating BNG’s first anniversary

We’re celebrating a whole year since Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), one of the most pivotal pieces of environmental legislation in England’s history, finally came into effect.

This policy has already led to the restoration of thousands of acres of land where valuable habitats are being restored to help our ecosystems recover

Render of Whitby Habitat Bank with habitats restored, showing biodiverse field with wetland and scrub being grazed by a small herd of cattle beside a river with local town in the background and wildlife like birds and dragonflies above
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Landowners BNG Habitat Banks
Rory, Environment Bank's Principal Land Manager, a man in his early thirties with short brown hair, wearing a check shirt and blue rain jacket

Meet Rory, our Principle Land Manager

Growing up on a family farm in the Lake District, our Principal Land Manager Rory always knew he wanted to…
7 March 2025
Developers Biodiversity Units
Render of Whitby Habitat Bank with habitats restored, showing biodiverse field with wetland and scrub being grazed by a small herd of cattle beside a river with local town in the background and wildlife like birds and dragonflies above

Celebrating BNG’s first anniversary 

We’re celebrating a whole year since Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), one of the most pivotal pieces of environmental legislation in…
11 February 2025
Landowners Nature Shares
Two Environment Bank land managers at at Habitat Bank, looking over a clipboard with a map of the site, a man and a woman in their twenties

Eighteen Habitat Banks added to BNG register

This month, Environment Bank has successfully added eighteen new BNG Habitat Banks to Natural England’s biodiversity gain site register.  Across England, these eighteen Habitat…
11 December 2024
Landowners Nature Shares
David Hill stood in a meadow with his Yorkshire home in the background

England’s Biodiversity Net Gain journey

In light of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy becoming mandatory, Environment Bank’s founder, Professor David Hill CBE, reflects on this…
12 February 2024
Developers Biodiversity Units
Birds-eye view of housing estate beside a forest

Key takeaways from secondary BNG legislation

Legislation for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) has been laid in parliament and draft secondary guidance has been published as promised.…
5 January 2024