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Local by nature | Lesnewth habitat bank, North Cornwall Building in Cornwall? Secure your BNG while helping restore one of the county’s most remarkable landscapes. Our fully registered Lesnewth habitat bank offers 130 biodiversity units for developments across Cornwall, backed by long term ecological management. Set across 26.8 hectares in the River Valency landscape, Lesnewth borders one of England’s rare temperate Celtic rainforests. Here, we’re creating and restoring grassland, woodland, scrub and traditional Cornish hedgerows, strengthening connections across the landscape and giving wildlife more places to feed, shelter and thrive. For developers, it’s a local route to meeting your BNG requirements and an opportunity to leave a lasting, positive mark on Cornwall’s natural landscape. Available habitats include lowland meadow, other neutral grassland, mixed scrub, broadleaved woodland, individual rural trees and Cornish hedgerows. We’ll help you identify the right units for your scheme and guide you through allocation, with 33 years of habitat management, monitoring and reporting to support lasting gains for nature. “Biofarm brings together practical understanding of land and property with the ecological expertise to guide its restoration. They’ve made a complex process feel straightforward and given me confidence in what we can achieve together for the land and local wildlife.” Simon, Landowner at Lesnewth One partner to help you secure your BNG and care for the nature behind it. Planning a development in Cornwall? Talk to us about unit availability, pricing and your project’s requirements. #BiodiversityNetGain #Cornwall #NatureRecovery

More room to play. More space for nature. Padel is booming. Participation in Britain more than doubled in 2025, with 860,000 people taking to the courts. In Milton Keynes, we’ve helped Padel MK navigate BNG requirements for seven new padel courts and supporting facilities, alongside the restoration of two existing all-weather playing pitches. Toby Phipps, Director at Padel MK, shares what that means for the project: “Padel is a sociable sport, and we’re excited to give more people the chance to get involved. We needed to understand how BNG would fit into our plans. Biofarm helped us work through the requirements and find a practical way forward, so we could focus on bringing the project to life. We’re proud that something designed to bring people together can also support lasting gains for nature.” BNG is often discussed in the context of new homes. Projects like this show its wider reach, helping create places where people come together while restoring habitats for wildlife. #BiodiversityNetGain #Padel #Development

Good decisions need good information. That’s true whether you’re bringing forward a development or deciding the future of your land. It’s one of the reasons the latest Biodiversity Units UK Pricing Report is worth reading. The headline figures are encouraging. Drawing on data from 254 habitat banks, representing around 95% of the registered market, alongside Natural England allocation data, the report estimates annual market activity has grown from around £33 million in 2025 to £93 million in 2026. More than 2,300 biodiversity units have now been allocated across 268 registered habitat banks. But that wasn’t our biggest takeaway. For us, the real value of the report is that it’s helping build a stronger evidence base for commercial decision-making. A couple of years ago, most conversations centred on whether the market would work. Would enough habitat banks come forward? Would there be enough biodiversity units? Today, those conversations feel very different. Developers are thinking about planning certainty, procurement strategy and how to deliver projects that stack up commercially. Landowners are thinking about long-term income, lasting ecological impact and how to create enduring value for their land. That’s a healthy shift. The market isn’t just growing. It’s becoming easier to understand. And that’s good for everyone making decisions within it. We’ve shared our thoughts on what the latest report tells us about how the market is evolving, why the conversations are changing and what that means for developers and landowners. Read the full article 👇 #BiodiversityNetGain #NatureRecovery #SustainableDevelopment

Is BNG right for your land? Biodiversity Net Gain is attracting growing interest from farmers and landowners. But where does it fit within a working farm business? Where can it create value? And what does the reality look like on the ground? Join us at #Groundswell 2026 for: BNG on a Working Farm: Opportunity, Reality and Long-Term Commitment Hosted by Biofarm, this open discussion brings together leading voices from farming, policy, nature recovery and land management, including: • Martin Lines, Nature Friendly Farming Network • Stephen Panks, Natural England • Vicki Hird, The Wildlife Trusts • Toby Diggens, Digg & Co. • Ed Green, Farmer and Landowner • Edward Hutley, Landowner Together, they'll share practical insights, lessons learned and honest reflections on where BNG fits within a working farm business. Groundswell Agriculture 📍 Pasture Field, Stand D6 🕛 12.00pm–12.45pm | Wednesday 1 July 🕛 12.00pm–12.45pm | Thursday 2 July And from 4pm on Wednesday and 5pm on Thursday, join us for sundowners with complimentary beer and refreshments. Find out more and reserve your place → https://lnkd.in/eY4gWn8T #Groundswell2026 #BNG #LandManagement #Landowners #Farming #NatureRecovery #RuralBusiness

We’re heading to Groundswell 2026 (1–2 July). We’d love to see you. This year you’ll find us in Pasture Field, Stand D6. Whether you’re a landowner, farmer or land manager, drop by for a chat. We’d love to catch up and talk about the opportunities and challenges shaping rural land today, from BNG and stewardship to diversification and long-term land management. We’re also hosting a panel discussion: BNG on a Working Farm: Opportunity, Reality and Long-Term Commitment Hear from leading voices across farming, policy, nature recovery and land management, including: • Martin Lines, Nature Friendly Farming Network • Stephen Panks, Natural England • Vicki Hird, The Wildlife Trusts • Toby Diggens, Digg & Co. • Simon Nash, Biofarm • Edward Hutley, Landowner • Ed Green, Farmer and Landowner Together, they’ll share practical insights and honest perspectives on where BNG fits within productive land management. 🕛 12.00pm to 12.45pm Wednesday 1 July and Thursday 2 July From 5pm each day, join us for sundowners with complimentary refreshments. Stay for a drink, continue the conversation and catch up with friends old and new. Whether you’re joining the discussion or simply stopping by, we’d love to see you. If you’re heading to Groundswell Agriculture, come and find us in Pasture Field, Stand D6. #Groundswell2026 #BNG #LandManagement #Landowners #Farming #NatureRecovery #RuralBusiness

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