Avon Meadows Opens: A New Habitat Bank Enhancing Nature in Stratford-upon-Avon

Avon Meadows habitat bank (BGS-171125001) has officially opened in Stratford-upon-Avon, bringing 16 hectares of land into long-term nature restoration and marking a significant step forward for biodiversity and sustainable development in the area. It offers developers access to a diverse range of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) units, helping to unlock development projects while delivering meaningful, measurable benefits for nature.

Located within the Severn and Avon Vales National Character Area (NCA 106), the site supports a variety of BNG unit types, including watercourse units. Carefully designed ecological enhancements will restore habitats, strengthen biodiversity, and improve the health of the land and river systems. The work undertaken will contribute to natural flood management, helping to slow water flow, reduce flood risk, and build greater resilience for the surrounding community.

Avon Meadows demonstrates how development and nature recovery can work hand in hand. By investing in this habitat bank, developers are not only meeting BNG requirements with confidence and integrity - they are also supporting a project that delivers lasting environmental and social value for Stratford-upon-Avon, its landscapes, and the people who depend on them.

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