Net Gain Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has been created to ensure Biodiversity Net Gain delivers the best outcomes for nature recovery locally. It is aimed at landowners, developers and ecologists to help inform your work whether in the development sector or farming and land management sector.
What is Net Gain Cambridgeshire and Peterborough?
Net Gain Cambridgeshire and Peterborough provides information to help with all aspects of planning and delivering Biodiversity Net Gain, whether you are a landowner, developer or ecologist. It includes links to background information and an interactive map showing the best locations to deliver Biodiversity Net Gain and nature recovery across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
The Nature Recovery Network map shows the best locations to restore and create habitats to improve ecological connectivity and optimise nature recovery in line with the Local Nature Recovery Strategy. This interactive map also shows the locations of Biodiversity Offsetting Sites (Habitat Banks) and developments in need of off-site biodiversity units. These can be overlaid with and compared to the Nature Recovery Network Maps.
As a landowner, registering your land on Net Gain Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will allow developers to see what the habitat opportunities are on your land and how many Biodiversity Units are available.
If you are a developer, using Net Gain Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will help you locate Biodiversity Units in the right places for nature recovery and to meet your offsite Biodiversity
As Net Gain Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is supported by local authorities, using it to find Biodiversity Units may help to minimise delays with the planning process.
A Strategic Approach to Nature Recovery
Net Gain Cambridgeshire and Peterborough shows how Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) relates to the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
It identifies where land falls within the priority areas for nature recovery identified within the LNRS. By identifying these locations, it will help funds from Biodiversity Net Gain deliver the most for nature recovery.
It is a simple and transparent way of locating the best sites for nature recovery and doing the right thing for nature.