Biodiversity Net Gain
As early adopters of Biodiversity Net Gain we established East Cambridgeshire's first registered Habitat Bank on our farm, adjacent to the Ouse Washes SSSI and now recognised as strategically significant in the Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Our site includes a range of medium and high distinctiveness habitats with the ability to scale up further and expand to further habitat types, providing developers with the certainty and flexibility they need.
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Oxwillow is situated in East Cambridgeshire LPA and The Fens NCA. We are adjacent to 5 other LPAs, some of which fall into the OxCam Arc and 8 NCAs stretching from East Anglian Chalk and Brecks to The Lincolnshire Vale and Coast.
Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan developed by The Wildlife Trust
S106 signed off by East Cambridgeshire LPA
We are on the National Register our unique biodiversity number is BGS-230724001
We take on the full responsibility for the 30-year term of any Biodiversity Units sold giving the buyer confidence that they have no liability but are still doing the right thing for nature.
We welcome the sale of part units, and no requirement is too small.
Our BNG units available
| Broad Habitat | Distinctiveness | Biodiversity Units For Sale |
|---|---|---|
| Other Neutral Grassland | Medium | 120+ |
| Non-Priority Ponds | Medium | 3.87 |
| Species Rich Hedgerow | High | 5.34 |
| Traditional Orchard | High | 10.38 |
*Unit availability subject to change, please get in touch for latest figures
Further Opportunities
We are project partners in the Ouse Washes Landscape Recovery Project, an ambitious scheme comprising of private landowners and eNGO’s. The project has identified further locations for habitat creation in high priority areas to protect peatland and increase the breeding success rate of rare bird species along with local wildlife. Through this we have designed a High Distinctiveness Floodplain Wetland Mosaic scheme combined with community and stakeholder engagement and are looking for collaborations with NSIP’s and developers requiring BNG to bring it to life.
Case Study:
Habitat Banking in Action
Oxwillow’s Biodiversity Net Gain habitat bank shows how farming and ecological gain can work side by side.
Since 2023, ponds, species-rich grassland and hedgerows have been created to deliver measurable biodiversity uplift—supported by data that tracks real change on the ground. The result is a new kind of productive landscape, where environmental delivery generates value alongside agriculture, offering a practical model for the future of land use.
