Stories
Tales from the ground.
New habitat bank launching soon: Badger Bank Farm, North Yorkshire
Coverage map of Biofarm’s BNG habitat bank, Badger Bank Farm, showing service areas across North Yorkshire, Teesside, County Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, York, Harrogate, Leeds, Sheffield, and parts of North Lincolnshire, supporting biodiversity net gain requirements for regional development projects.
A smarter route to Biodiversity Net Gain compliance
Biofarm habitat banks: early signs of ecological recovery
Restoring species-rich grasslands through conservation grazing
Ponies grazing species-rich grassland, demonstrating how conservation grazing helps maintain biodiversity on Biofarm’s Biodiversity Net Gain habitat sites.
Beyond policy: BNG two years on
Beyond production: working with nature to strengthen food security
2026: The year BNG firmly takes root
Chris Scott, Chief Commercial Officer on the Future Homes Hub Conference 2025: progress, partnership and the road ahead
Restoring harmony: understanding Biodiversity Net Gain with Biofarm
Lesnewth habitat bank opens: restoring Cornwall’s ancient Celtic rainforest
Avon Meadows habitat bank opens: enhancing nature in Stratford-upon-Avon
nLighten partnership: solutions based approach to BNG enables tech infrastructure development
Farm Business Innovation Show 2025: the debrief
It was great to be back in Birmingham’s NEC for the Farm Business Innovation Show 2025.
Over the two days, we had the pleasure of connecting with many entrepreneurial landowners and farmers seeking new and innovative ways to diversify land and income beyond traditional farming.
Sleight Farm: A day on the farm with commercial property experts, JLL
On 13 October, we welcomed the Bristol based planning team at JLL - global leaders in real estate and investment management - at our Bath and North East Somerset BNG habitat site, Sleight Farm. For this fantastic bunch of city dwellers, stepping out in nature proved to be a breath of fresh air!
Rycote Farm: BNG that delivers lasting returns - for people, development and nature
Working in partnership with landowner Alain - a third-generation farmer stewarding a 300-acre farm rich in British heritage and nestled near Thame is South Oxfordshire - we’re embarking on an ambitious 33-year nature recovery programme.
A collaboration rooted in shared values: sustainability, productivity, and a belief that restoring nature through BNG is the underpinning of growth.
BNG is a simple idea with powerful consequences: when developers build, they must leave nature in a better state than they found it. It means development and nature work hand-in-hand – construction funding restoration; restoration sustaining the economy.
Development doesn’t need to cost the earth
At Biofarm, we’ve always believed development and biodiversity can coexist. The launch of our new site makes that clearer than ever, showing how nature, the built-environment, and communities can grow side by side.
Nature loss could wipe almost 5% off UK GDP this decade. New evidence from the Green Finance Institute and WWF shows just how tightly our economy and wellbeing are bound to nature - and why urgent action can’t wait.
Welcoming three new English Longhorn cattle to Sleight Farm
Sleight Farm: the starting point for Biofarm
BNG, a force for good
Ring-fenced funds: protecting your investment, protecting nature
Your success is ours too
Our transparent model is built for mutual commercial benefit.
Secure
investment
We ring-fence funds to protect your investment and habitats.
Leave your own legacy
Shape the landscape in a way that truly matters.
Pushing for progress
More than responding to policy, we have a seat at the table.