BNG becomes mandatory for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects from 2 November 2026. What NSIP developers need to know about the new requirements and off-site biodiversity units.
Hampshire published its Local Nature Recovery Strategy in December 2025. Here's what developers need to know about off-site BNG delivery across the county — and why a neighbouring Dorset habitat bank may be a competitive option.
A step-by-step guide to buying Biodiversity Net Gain units from a registered habitat bank. Covers the full process from submitting your metric to allocation on the Natural England register.
New BNG spatial risk rules mean BCP developments can now buy off-site biodiversity units from Dorset habitat banks with no penalty under the Dorset LNRS.
Major changes to biodiversity net gain rules and what they mean for developers, ecological consultancies, and habitat banks like The Ferals.
How The Ferals supports declining farmland bird species through targeted habitat creation and biodiversity net gain in Dorset.
A look at daily life on our biodiversity gain site in Tarrant Keyneston — the landscape, the wildlife, and the work underway.
Results from bat surveys across The Ferals, including rare barbastelle activity along our hedgerow network in Dorset.
Our first BNG unit sale and the start of significant habitat creation across the site.
New government exemptions for small development sites under 0.2 hectares — what this means for the BNG market.
Official registration on the Natural England BNG Register — a milestone for The Ferals habitat bank.
How The Ferals is transforming farmland in Tarrant Keyneston into a thriving biodiversity gain site.
