News & Updates

BNG in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BNG in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole — Off-Site Units Now Available Locally

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.

The BNG Rules Just Changed

The BNG Rules Just Changed — Here's What It Means for Developers and Habitat Banks

Major changes to biodiversity net gain rules and what they mean for developers, ecological consultancies, and habitat banks like The Ferals.

Farmland Birds at The Ferals

Farmland Birds at The Ferals: Why Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting Matter for BNG

How The Ferals supports declining farmland bird species through targeted habitat creation and biodiversity net gain in Dorset.

Life at The Ferals

Life at The Ferals

A look at daily life on our biodiversity gain site in Tarrant Keyneston — the landscape, the wildlife, and the work underway.

Bats of The Ferals

Bats of The Ferals: Bat Surveys and Barbastelle Activity in Dorset Farmland

Results from bat surveys across The Ferals, including rare barbastelle activity along our hedgerow network in Dorset.

First Biodiversity Units Sold

The Ferals Sells Its First Biodiversity Units and Begins Major Habitat Creation Work

Our first BNG unit sale and the start of significant habitat creation across the site.

BNG Exemptions for Small Sites

BREAKING: Major Biodiversity Net Gain Exemptions Announced for Small Sites (0.2ha)

New government exemptions for small development sites under 0.2 hectares — what this means for the BNG market.

Registered Biodiversity Gain Site

The Ferals is now a Registered Biodiversity Gain Site

Official registration on the Natural England BNG Register — a milestone for The Ferals habitat bank.

Land Unlocked for Wildlife

Land Unlocked for Nature: The Ferals Habitat Bank at Tarrant Keyneston

How The Ferals is transforming farmland in Tarrant Keyneston into a thriving biodiversity gain site.