15 Apr 2026
Image description: Aerial view of Ilkley wetland project run by Yorkshire Water. Image credit: Yorkshire Water. Work has officially begun on a nature-based wetland in Ilkley, marking the next chapter of a £60 million investment to improve water treatment and the water quality of the river Wharfe. The project forms part of Yorkshire Water’s largest ever environmental […]
09 Apr 2026
Body of water between grasses, Arundel UK. Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash £90 million pledged to safeguard England’s wildlife Ministers have announced a new £90 million government funding package for species recovery in England, which the government says is the largest ever Government investment in threatened species recovery. More than double the previous round […]
13 Feb 2024
The Seabed User & Developer Group (SUDG), an informal grouping of the UK’s key marine industries, have called on the UK government to put in place a moratorium on the biodiversity metric for intertidal habitats. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a policy set out in the Environment Act 2021 and on 12 February 2024 it […]
08 Aug 2023
Buying statutory biodiversity credits is a last resort option for developers if they are unable to use on-site or off-site units to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG). In these circumstances they are able to buy statutory biodiversity credits using a credit sales service, which will be available once BNG becomes mandatory. A set of indicative […]