Wiston Estate, North Farm, Pulborough, RH20 4BB

Biodiversity net gain initiative creating >600 biodiversity units for sale.

• Overview

  This is an exciting opportunity for developers to support landscape-scale habitat restoration in West Sussex that will buffer and expand priority habitats. The creation of a variety of habitats and enhancement of woodlands will generate over 600 biodiversity units.

  The first phase of BNG has a s106 agreement in place with the South Downs National Park and has been accepted onto the Biodiversity Gain Site Register (reference number: BGS-140524001). To date over 70 biodiversity units have been sold.

• Developers can secure biodiversity units for the following habitat types:

  • Lowland calcareous grassland
  • Traditional orchard
  • Grassland habitats of medium distinctiveness
  • Lowland mixed deciduous woodland
  • Wet woodland
  • Woodland habitats of medium distinctiveness
  • Heathland and shrub habitats of medium distinctiveness
  • Individual trees of medium distinctiveness
  • Ponds of medium distinctiveness
  • Species-rich native hedgerow with trees
  • Hedgerow habitats of medium distinctiveness