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The Biodiversity Net Gain market in England
What Natural England's Biodiversity Gain Site Register
Natural England's public list of registered habitat banks and the allocations made from them. Registering a site carries a fee of £639. Site references look like BGS-201225002. Learn more about Biodiversity Gain Site Register shows: habitat banks registered, units allocated to developments, and where. Updated every night from the public register.
Data as of 6 November 2026.
- Registered habitat banks
- 424
- New in the last 30 days
- 24
- Allocations to developments
- 3,439
- New allocations in the last 30 days
- 301
Allocations per week
New allocations each week (Monday to Sunday) for the last 12 weeks.
| Week starting | Allocations | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2026 | Not counted | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Not counted | |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Not counted | |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Not counted | |
| 14 Sept 2026 | Not counted | |
| 21 Sept 2026 | Not counted | |
| 28 Sept 2026 | Not counted | |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Not counted | |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 66 | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 125 | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 52 | |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 58 |
The register gives no allocation dates. We count an allocation in the week our nightly copy first saw it. Our first copy was taken on 9 October 2026; allocations already on the register then are in the totals but not in any week.
Units allocated, by type
The three unit types are measured differently and are never added together.
| Unit type | Units allocated | Allocations | Middle allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area habitat units | 3,934.48 | 3,121 | 0.24 units |
| Hedgerow units | 63.44 | 513 | 0.04 units |
| Watercourse units | 30.59 | 175 | 0.04 units |
Where units are allocated
The busiest 10 areas by number of allocations; the rest are added up underneath.
Planning authority of the development
| Area | Allocations | Area units | Hedgerow units | Watercourse units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Yorkshire LPA | 59 | 46.95 | 1.13 | 0.01 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole LPA | 55 | 24.27 | 0.69 | 0.00 |
| Northumberland LPA | 53 | 395.52 | 0.15 | 11.15 |
| County Durham LPA | 51 | 94.10 | 0.24 | 0.13 |
| Buckinghamshire LPA | 45 | 44.41 | 0.19 | 0.00 |
| Cornwall LPA | 44 | 34.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 |
| South Norfolk LPA | 44 | 10.53 | 0.38 | 0.01 |
| South Gloucestershire LPA | 39 | 23.41 | 0.37 | 0.16 |
| South Oxfordshire LPA | 38 | 23.18 | 2.97 | 0.18 |
| Elmbridge LPA | 37 | 14.01 | 1.23 | 0.01 |
| Everywhere else (308 areas) | 2,974 | 3,224.10 | 55.69 | 18.94 |
National Character Area of the habitat bank
| Area | Allocations | Area units | Hedgerow units | Watercourse units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tees Lowlands | 215 | 227.11 | 2.66 | 2.12 |
| Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain | 177 | 181.64 | 2.13 | 0.99 |
| South Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands | 167 | 103.37 | 2.87 | 0.00 |
| Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands | 164 | 182.49 | 5.41 | 0.00 |
| Cotswolds | 158 | 101.79 | 3.84 | 0.00 |
| High Weald | 122 | 79.28 | 1.24 | 0.00 |
| South Downs | 119 | 135.15 | 0.59 | 0.00 |
| Southern Pennines | 118 | 130.67 | 0.24 | 1.38 |
| The Fens | 113 | 59.14 | 1.12 | 0.94 |
| Upper Thames Clay Vales | 98 | 162.60 | 0.40 | 1.96 |
| Everywhere else (93 areas) | 1,988 | 2,571.24 | 42.94 | 23.20 |
Local Nature Recovery Strategy area of the habitat bank
| Area | Allocations | Area units | Hedgerow units | Watercourse units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | 340 | 176.60 | 4.78 | 4.24 |
| Tees Valley | 188 | 187.40 | 3.33 | 2.12 |
| East Sussex and Brighton & Hove | 185 | 144.50 | 1.21 | 0.00 |
| North Yorkshire and York | 172 | 133.22 | 4.95 | 0.00 |
| Oxfordshire | 166 | 177.30 | 3.80 | 1.65 |
| Cheshire | 155 | 167.56 | 1.99 | 0.99 |
| Greater Manchester | 154 | 308.20 | 2.11 | 2.45 |
| Greater Lincolnshire | 119 | 95.83 | 1.41 | 1.79 |
| Devon | 112 | 113.29 | 0.72 | 0.33 |
| Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes | 112 | 78.36 | 2.75 | 0.31 |
| Everywhere else (37 areas) | 1,736 | 2,352.22 | 36.39 | 16.71 |
Habitat registered for net gain
Habitat that landowners have registered to create or enhance, by broad type. The register does not say which habitat each allocation used, so this is supply on the register, not what has been sold.
| Broad habitat | Unit type | Size | Habitat banks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Area habitat units | 8,141.6 hectares | 398 |
| Heathland and shrub | Area habitat units | 1,462.41 hectares | 287 |
| Woodland and forest | Area habitat units | 1,338.35 hectares | 226 |
| Wetland | Area habitat units | 321.15 hectares | 28 |
| Lakes | Area habitat units | 68.63 hectares | 127 |
| Urban | Area habitat units | 67.37 hectares | 26 |
| Individual trees | Area habitat units | 61.77 hectares | 153 |
| Sparsely vegetated land | Area habitat units | 4.42 hectares | 9 |
| Cropland | Area habitat units | 2.79 hectares | 5 |
| Watercourse footprint | Area habitat units | 0.53 hectares | 5 |
| Not given | Area habitat units | 0.13 hectares | 2 |
| Hedgerow | Hedgerow units | 416.27 kilometres | 277 |
| Watercourse | Watercourse units | 100.04 kilometres | 106 |
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Data from Natural England's Biodiversity Gain Site Register, as of 6 November 2026. © Natural England, OGL v3. Not advice.