Services we offer
The South Downs National Park Authority offers a range of expert services under our ReNature Credits programme.
These services are designed to help developers, landowners, and partners deliver high-quality Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and green infrastructure outcomes.
- Full BNG and Nutrient Neutrality Solutions for Developers
Helping you meet statutory BNG requirements efficiently and with confidence:
- Offsite BNG Brokerage – Matching your project with high-quality habitat sites
- Onsite BNG Monitoring & Reporting – Ongoing ecological monitoring, compliance checks, and reporting
- BNG Strategy Development – Tailored plans to achieve BNG targets onsite and offsite within the National Park boundaries and those projects that support the national parks initiatives
- A-Z of ecologist services – With our qualified UK Hab ecologists, we use the latest Defra metric to assess habitat units. We offer a range of services from desktop assessments top full ecological surveys.
- Land Use Change – Coordination of s106 agreements or Conservation Covenants
- Planning Support – Assistance with LPA submissions and BNG documentation
- Due Diligence & Risk Assessments – Identify and manage risks in BNG delivery
- Seed Harvesting & Supply – Sourcing locally appropriate wildflower seed for habitat creation
- Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) Design and Delivery – Support with design, management, and implementation of SANGs for planning mitigation
- Nutrient Neutrality Solutions – Identification and access to mitigation schemes and offset sites in nutrient-sensitive catchments
- Carbon & Natural Capital Stacking Advice–Integrating BNG with carbon or other ESG credits
- BNG Services for Local Planning Authorities (LPAs)
Supporting LPAs to implement and enforce BNG policy at scale:
- BNG Policy & Process Design – Guidance on integrating BNG into planning workflows
- Site Suitability Assessments – Independent evaluation of BNG habitat proposals
- Monitoring & Compliance Frameworks – Tools and services for enforcing BNG delivery
- Third-Party Monitoring – Acting as a trusted partner for ecological monitoring
- SANG Assessment & Advisory – Site assessments, planning support, and visitor impact evaluations
- Nutrient Neutrality Solutions – Identification and access to mitigation schemes and offset sites in nutrient-sensitive catchments
- Full BNG, SANG, Nature Markets and Nutrient Services for Landowners & Land Manager
Helping you generate long-term income from nature recovery and land stewardship:
- Site Feasibility & Suitability Assessment – Evaluating your land for BNG credit generation
- Habitat Creation & Management Planning – Designing long-term, high-quality restoration projects
- Biodiversity Baseline Surveys – Conducted using Defra’s statutory BNG Metric
- BNG & Nutrient Credit Sales – Full brokering support to reach the right buyers
- Nutrient Credit Schemes – Supporting the design and delivery of mitigation wetlands, woodland buffers, and other nutrient offset solutions
- Legal Agreement Support – Drafting and securing s106 agreements or Conservation Covenants
- Acting as Responsible Body – Providing oversight and assurance of 30-year delivery
- BNG Credit Sales & Marketing – Brokering habitat units to qualified buyers
- Carbon & Nature Stacking Advice – multiple income stream strategy to maximise income including carbon, biodiversity credits, BNG, NN, Biochar and more.
- Ecological Design Services – Habitat design, planting plans, access routes, SANG layouts
- Long-Term Monitoring & Reporting – Fulfilling monitoring obligations and securing payments
- Access to Delivery Partners – Connecting you with ecologists, contractors, and legal specialists
- Seed Harvesting & Local Provenance Supply – Helping you develop and monetise native seed supply
- SANG Development Support – Guidance on designing, funding, and maintaining SANGs for housing developments
Email renaturecredits@southdowns.gov.uk to find out more!