You build, we restore
Biofarm helps developers meet Biodiversity Net Gain requirements through carefully designed habitat banks, practical advice and long term stewardship.
We don’t just help you comply with Biodiversity Net Gain. We create the habitats that make it possible.
From early planning through to securing off-site BNG units and managing habitats for at least 30 years, we help create solutions that work for your development and for nature.
Breaking down the walls, so you can build them
Delivering Biodiversity Net Gain has become an important part of successful development. It doesn’t have to be complicated.
We work alongside developers, planning consultants and project teams to understand your Biodiversity Net Gain requirements and deliver compliant off-site BNG through habitat banks.
No black box solutions. Just practical advice, transparent pricing and a partnership that lasts long after planning permission has been granted.
Where off-site BNG is the right solution, we’ll help you secure the biodiversity units your project needs with confidence.
BNG that's designed to get approved
Working with landowners across England, we identify suitable land, create thriving habitats, generate biodiversity units and manage every habitat bank for at least 30 years.
That means one accountable partner from your first conversation through to long term habitat management, monitoring and reporting.
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We work alongside you from the earliest conversations, helping shape a BNG strategy that supports planning, delivery and long term compliance.
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Working closely with landowners, we identify suitable sites that are locally relevant, strategically located and capable of delivering meaningful Biodiversity Net Gain through professionally managed habitat banks.
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Our ecologists and habitat specialists design, establish and restore habitats that generate measurable biodiversity units, tailored to the ecological and planning requirements of your development.
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Every habitat bank is professionally managed, monitored and reported on for a minimum of 30 years, ensuring BNG continues to deliver lasting value for your development, local communities and nature.
How we’ll support your project
Every development is different, but our approach is always built around the same principles.
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Understand your project
We begin by understanding your development, planning position and BNG requirements.
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Identify the right solution
We’ll help identify the right off-site BNG solution for your project.
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Secure biodiversity units
We’ll guide you through securing BNG units from the most appropriate habitat bank.
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Create, manage and monitor habitats
We establish, manage and monitor habitats for 30 years or more, giving you confidence that your BNG commitments will be met.
BNG knowledge to support better decisions
Our complimentary CPD sessions help you understand what BNG means for your projects, from planning and viability to project delivery.
Tailored to your team, we explore on-site and off-site options, share practical insight and discuss your live projects, with time for the questions that matter to you.
National by nature,
local by design
With partnerships across England, we’re creating a growing network of habitat banks that support development while delivering meaningful nature recovery where it matters most.
Every habitat bank is designed around local priorities, ecological opportunity and the needs of the developments it supports.
When is off-site Biodiversity Net Gain the right solution?
Every development is different, and the most appropriate Biodiversity Net Gain strategy will depend on the type of development, site characteristics and the current regulatory framework.
For many developments, professionally managed off-site biodiversity units provide a practical, efficient and commercially attractive solution.
Biofarm works with developers to identify the most appropriate approach and, where off-site delivery is the right option, provides biodiversity units through our own professionally managed habitat banks.
Development doesn’t have to cost the earth
Successful Biodiversity Net Gain has to work environmentally. It also has to work commercially.
We believe in fair, transparent pricing and practical advice that helps developers make informed decisions from the outset.
Our lean operating model creates value for developers while ensuring landowners are fairly rewarded and habitats are professionally managed for the long term.
Stories from the field
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Sleight Farm: the starting point
After a year of searching, and more than 50 farms later, we found Sleight Farm.
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BNG, a force for good
A call for everyone in land-use and planning to grasp the opportunity that BNG offers.
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Ring-fenced funds
No matter what happens in the world, your investment is safe and delivery is guaranteed.
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Sleight Farm case study
Sleight Farm is our flagship project and currently offers 393 habitat units.
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Our sites and coverage
Every Biofarm site is carefully curated and chosen based on a number of key criteria.
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A practical guide to BNG
This guide is here to simplify what it means, why it matters and how to make it work.
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BNG a pillar of the UK’s strategy
Let’s make BNG a pillar of the UK’s modern infrastructure strategy.
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Statutory BNG in England turns 1
We look forward to many more years of BNG and the upcoming Local Nature Recovery Strategies.
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Nutrient Neutrality
Explore the thought-provoking perspectives of our Head of Ecology, Dominic Woodfield.
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The earlier the better.
Engaging Biofarm during site appraisal or the early planning stages provides greater flexibility and helps avoid unnecessary delays.
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Yes.
We regularly work as part of a wider project team, complementing your planning consultants and ecologists with specialist off site Biodiversity Net Gain expertise.
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Biodiversity units measure the biodiversity value created through habitat enhancement and are assessed using the statutory biodiversity metric.
Biofarm creates and manages habitat banks that generate biodiversity units for qualifying developments.
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Every Biofarm habitat bank is professionally managed, monitored and reported on for a minimum of 30 years.
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Off site Biodiversity Net Gain enables developers to secure biodiversity units where on site delivery is not possible or not the preferred solution.
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Every project is different.
We believe in fair, transparent pricing and provide clear guidance from the outset.
Let’s talk about your project
Whether you’re at site appraisal, preparing a planning application or looking to secure BNG units, we’d love to hear about your plans.
Together, we’ll help your project move forward while creating places where nature can thrive for generations to come.
Building better places together.
Your success is ours too
Our transparent model is built for mutual commercial benefit.
Secure
investment
We ring-fence funds to protect your investment and habitats.
Leave your own legacy
Shape the landscape in a way that truly matters.
Pushing for progress
More than responding to policy, we have a seat at the table.