The new Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation brings an opportunity to secure payment for habitat creation and nature enhancement on your land. The market is still in its infancy and secondary legislation and final guidance won’t be published until winter 2023. However, if you are interested in diversifying your income and enhancing wildlife on your land now is a good opportunity to get in touch with us.
The GNCF is a not-for-profit organisation, set up by the Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership and the GFirst Local Enterprise Partnership. The GLNP is backed by Gloucestershire’s Local Authorities who fund and partner the initiative, as well as around 30 nature-based bodies from around the county.
We aim to Provide:
- Guidance and support to get your land ‘BNG ready’
- A match for your habitat scheme (BNG units) with appropriate buyers
- A simple upfront payment scheme
- Guidance and support to get your land ‘BNG ready’
- A match for your habitat scheme (BNG units) with appropriate buyers
- A simple upfront payment scheme
To participate projects need to be able to demonstrate the following:
- Landowner permission for participation, and willingness for land use to be changed in perpetuity (30+years)
- Economy of scale – we are initially looking for sites of ~7+ hectares per landowner (if in an urban area smaller land parcels may be considered)
- Potential for significant improvements in existing habitat
- Commitment of proposing organisation and other partners to contribute time to the development of the project
- Previous experience in successful habitat creation, or willingness to engage experts to do so
- GNCF will check to see whether the proposed site falls within the existing Nature Recovery Network (or the future Local Nature Recovery Strategy) or is in proximity to a priority habitat network.
- Landowner permission for participation, and willingness for land use to be changed in perpetuity (30+years)
- Economy of scale – we are initially looking for sites of ~7+ hectares per landowner (if in an urban area smaller land parcels may be considered)
- Potential for significant improvements in existing habitat
- Commitment of proposing organisation and other partners to contribute time to the development of the project
- Previous experience in successful habitat creation, or willingness to engage experts to do so
- GNCF will check to see whether the proposed site falls within the existing Nature Recovery Network (or the future Local Nature Recovery Strategy) or is in proximity to a priority habitat network.
If you meet the basic criteria above and would like to express an interest in participating in a BNG scheme please get in touch using the ‘Contact’ form or sending an email to enquiries@glosncf.com.
The following information will help us in assessing your land holding and its suitability to deliver BNG:
- written evidence as to how your project meets the GNCF project criteria (listed above)
- a grid reference or postcode for your site
- current dominant land cover types, and potential habitat creation types (for BNG)
- name of project
- name of landowners
- proof of landowner support
- Detail of any constraints e.g. site designations and existing grants
- Acknowledgement that the agreement will require a land covenant for a minimum of 30years
- written evidence as to how your project meets the GNCF project criteria (listed above)
- a grid reference or postcode for your site
- current dominant land cover types, and potential habitat creation types (for BNG)
- name of project
- name of landowners
- proof of landowner support
- Detail of any constraints e.g. site designations and existing grants
- Acknowledgement that the agreement will require a land covenant for a minimum of 30years
Please get in touch to discuss how we can help.
Next steps
The fund is currently under design and establishment.
Contact
Rachel Lenane, GNCF Project Manager
enquiries@glosncf.com
Oxstalls Campus, Oxstalls Lane
Longlevens, Gloucester, England GL2 9HW
enquiries@glosncf.com
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