Biodiversity units for sale
Earsdon West Forest Habitat Bank, NE61 3ES
Local Planning Authorities
Northumberland
National Character Areas
Mid Northumberland
South East Northumberland Coastal Plain
Managed by:
Landscape scale biodiversity net gain initiative in Northumberland generating over 480 biodiversity units for sale.
Located close to an existing network of nature reserves in the Druridge Bay landscape, this scheme will see the restoration of species-rich grasslands, woodlands, and hedgerows where nature can thrive.
The scheme sits within the Northumberland County Council LPA and across the Mid Northumberland and South-East Northumberland Coastal Plain NCAs.
The legal agreement for this scheme is currently in development.
Developers can secure biodiversity units for the following habitat types:
- Lowland meadows of very high distinctiveness
- Lowland mixed deciduous woodland of high distinctiveness
- Grassland of medium distinctiveness
- Heathland and shrub of medium distinctiveness
- Species-rich native hedgerow with trees – associated with bank or ditch of very high distinctiveness
- Species-rich native hedgerow with trees of high distinctiveness
Location
Local Planning Authorities
Northumberland
National Character Areas
Mid Northumberland
South East Northumberland Coastal Plain
Managed by:
