Heacham Habitat Bank
- County
- Norfolk
- Local planning authority (LPA)
- Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- National Character Area (NCA)
- The Fens
- Biodiversity gain sites register number
- BGS-250924001
Biodiversity Units
Very high distinctiveness habitats
- Lowland meadows
Medium distinctiveness habitats
- Mixed scrub
- Other neutral grassland
- Ponds (non-priority habitat)
- Species-rich native hedgerow
- Other woodland; broadleaved
Ready to purchase now, subject to availability.
Habitat Bank overview
Located near King’s Lynn, our Heacham Habitat Bank stretches across more than 20 hectares of land adjacent to the West Norfolk coastline.
Here, we are transforming the existing arable fields into an incredible haven for native wildlife – providing essential coastal and floodplain grazing marsh habitats.
BNG delivery
At every Habitat Bank, we always look at the land to determine what can be achieved from the very start. Our biodiversity experts assess the soil, wildlife, vegetation, geology, hydrology, management history, and connectivity across the local landscape.
We take a baseline for each Habitat Bank using the statutory biodiversity metric. We carefully select the best possible habitats for us to establish so we can deliver and demonstrate measurable biodiversity gains over time.
Coverage
Biodiversity Units from Heacham Habitat Bank offer an effective local off-site BNG solution for the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk LPA area and The Fens NCA. They also provide adjacent coverage to the LPAs and NCAs listed below.
| Adjacent LPAs | Adjacent NCAs |
|---|---|
| West Suffolk Council | The Brecks |
| Fenland District Council | Kesteven Uplands |
| Breckland District Council | East Anglian Chalk |
| North Norfolk District Council | North West Norfolk |
| South Holland District Council | Central Lincolnshire Vale |
| East Cambridgeshire District Council | Southern Lincolnshire Edge |
| Lincolnshire Coast and Marshes | |
| Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands |
Our vision
We are establishing a rich and diverse mosaic of grassland, woodland, and ponds across our Heacham Habitat Bank – abundant in beautiful wildflowers. To encourage native species to grow, we’re removing any invasive species of plant – such as Horsetail located on the southern side of the site.
The Habitat Bank is bordered by hedgerows, a staple of British countryside, and located within the wider Wild Ken Hill Project which aims to return land to nature through rewilding, regenerative farming, and traditional conservation.
It also sits in proximity to The Wash and North Norfolk Coast Ramsar site, Special Protection Area (SPA), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and Special Area of Conservation (SAC). This makes the Habitat Bank ideally placed to develop connectivity with parts of the existing habitat creation and wildlife conservation project on the estate, as well as the other local nature recovery priorities.
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