BNG is still new and a lot of developers are buying off-site units for the first time. The way you approach off-site unit purchase can impact three factors that are critical to your project: the budget, the planning timeline, and whether you can start on schedule. So you want to get this right.

Working with our team boils down to three simple steps.

We've made another senior hire - and are pleased to welcome Liz Everett to Biodiversity Units UK as Partnerships Director.

The setting was inspirational. The meeting very productive. And the Great British summertime? Entirely predictable. The skies opened and the team got thoroughly soaked!

The DEFRA metric - the Excel file your ecologist provides showing your unit requirements - is the standard tool for understanding what biodiversity net gain you need. But it wasn't built for speed, clarity, or cost. That gap is what we set out to fix.

Key members of the Biodiversity Units UK team will be in Leeds on Wednesday 20 May. We're there to talk units, pricing, supply, and the practicalities of getting BNG sorted without it becoming a blocker on your project.

Since mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain came into force, one thing has become very clear: developers, planning consultants and ecologists have a lot of questions.

We're now creating Nature Positive awards for clients, sending them a certificate to showcase on site, in head offices, or wherever they choose.  So you can tangibly see what was done and where - on the wall for all to see. 

We have appointed Will Moore as a new Commercial Director - following our strongest year of growth since launching in 2023. 

After 4,000+ hours of market research, we've built our service around four pillars that address the real challenges developers face - from navigating complex LPA requirements to avoiding costly mistakes with inappropriate units.

"We want to make sure that as a whole that the biodiversity market works. So that means that if we can help in any way support ecology firms and practices, then we'll do that,” explains Sam.

We're very excited to have Nick join the team at Biodiversity Units UK.

"I would define certainty as making sure the units we suggest get approved. You're paying the right amount of money. You're paying the money at the right time, and actually it's not a headache for you. There is no pain." Ian Hambleton, founder

We're excited to announce the expansion of our YouTube channel, featuring concise, practical BNG insights.

With BNG now a real problem for developers to overcome, we have spent the last 12 months refining our approach to Small Site BNG.

We’ve very pleased to announce that Richard Dean has joined Biodiversity Units UK, in the role of Commercial Director.