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***Arup and Nattergal agree landmark partnership to Restore Nature and Advance UK Nature-Based Carbon Removal*** We are pleased to announce that Arup has committed £1million towards Nature restoration at #BoothbyWildland, securing 10,000tCO2e of high-quality carbon removal credits over the next 30 years - certified by Wilder Carbon. Natasha Connolly, Net Zero Programme Director at Arup says “By investing upfront, we and our partners will accelerate the ambition and delivery of this Nature positive wilding scheme, while securing future carbon credits for Arup that support our journey to becoming a science-based net zero organisation by 2040.” Nattergal’s ambition to deliver Nature restoration at scale is only possible with the support of private finance, and we are delighted to see Arup leading the way in recognising Nature as an investable asset class. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eaD82w_h Image credit Nattergal Ltd/Jonathan Perugia

🍃 Our brilliant Ecologist Rachel Blount will be sharing some of her vast knowledge on BNG at the upcoming CIEEM spring conference. Tickets and details in the link 👇

More good news for BNG. Nattergal has secured a Conservation Covenant with RSK Wilding for our Essex site, #HaroldsParkWildland in the Northern Thames Basin NCA. Our BNG units will now be added to the national register and the wildland will be compliance monitored by RSK for the next 30 years. Nattergal is proudly creating over 4,000 BNG (biodiversity net gain) units for developers across our three existing wildlands - with more sites planned for 2025! Find out more on our website: https://lnkd.in/ercppeZs

This week marks one year since the launch of Biodiversity Net Gain #BNG, the Government initiative which aims to ensure that development has a positive impact on our Natural environment   Since then, 43 Habitat banks have been listed on the National Register and tens of thousands of hectares of land are being restored for #Nature in the name of servicing a growing demand for units.    It is estimated that the BNG market, if correctly implemented, could be worth c. £200m annually - thus creating a potential £1bn pot for Nature by 2030. This is a significant step forward in closing the global biodiversity funding gap, whilst creating employment and upskilling local communities in the process.   Nattergal are proudly creating over 4,000 BNG Units across our landscape-scale wildlands, with more sites being added to our Nature restoration portfolio in 2025.    For more information about our high integrity BNG units, or to talk to a specialist, visit our web page: https://lnkd.in/ercppeZs

Newt News: A Win for Nature AND Developers In 2023, together with NatureSpace Partnership, as part of the Network Rail Organisational License, we set about restoring and creating ponds across #BoothbyWildland to rehome the #GreatCrestedNewt, allowing railway operations to progress. This week, the Newt Conservation Partnership issued their monitoring report and included a Boothby case study. “By 2024 Great Crested Newts were recorded in three of the six compensation ponds. What was arable land around the ponds is going through the rewilding process, becoming rough grassland providing good cover for the Newts on their short but potentially dangerous travels from the woodland to their breeding ponds. Great Crested Newts clearly took advantage of the new high-quality habitat very quickly. As other clean waterbodies are created or restored by the Nattergal team as part of the rewilding process, the Newts and the other plants and animals living in (or associated with) ponds will be able to once again thrive in this landscape” The report also notes that, as part of the wider programme: - Eight out of every 10 sites are colonised after 3+ years - The sites have double the occupancy rate of the average English pond. - More than half of the ponds created are already achieving ‘priority habitat’ status. - Four new ponds are created or restored for every occupied pond lost to development. A win for Developers AND for Nature. You can delve into the findings here: https://lnkd.in/ewXKWqbH - Image: some of the ponds created at Boothby Wildland

🌍 Celebrating World Wetlands Day 🌿 In December 2021, we purchased High Fen knowing that, if we can rewet the wildland, Nature can thrive here once again. For the past two years, we have been painstakingly studying the hydrology and geology of this precious peatland site in West Norfolk to understand how we might achieve this goal. Because, after decades of drainage and flood prevention measures, this special landscape that once enjoyed an abundance of wildlife is no longer functioning as it should. 🦋 Now, with our extensive studies complete, work has begun to realise our vision! Huge credit to our Natural Capital Manager Matthew Hay and our High Fen site manager Frank Street for getting us to this stage. 🙌 If you’d like to experience the magic of High Fen for yourself, check out our Tour dates here: https://lnkd.in/e2zf5xKd 🗓️✨ On the theme of wetlands, we are also happy to share with you a report issued today by the Global Rewilding Alliance entitled 'Taking Animals into Account,' spotlighting the crucial role of wild animals in the health and restoration of wetland ecosystems worldwide. The findings underscore the need to place wild animal species at the core of the ecological functional agenda of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands – something we wholeheartedly agree on. 🌊🐾 You can read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gT5iuBFJ

New Role | Business Development Manager | Remote As we embark on an exciting phase of growth, we're looking for an extraordinary Business Development Manager to help us drive Nature recovery at scale. This role is fundamental to delivering the overall strategy of our business, by sourcing the revenue streams that will enable Nature restoration across the country, and potentially beyond. You’ll work closely with external partners and clients, who may include commercial and housing property developers, as part of our high-integrity BNG offer. If you have the passion and skill to help us drive commercial success for the benefit of Nature, we'd love to hear from you. https://lnkd.in/eFdz9FZs

Yesterday, it was our privilege to host representatives from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, along with Natural England, the Environment Agency, and the Forestry Commission. Among our guests at #BoothbyWildland were Chair of the Forestry Commission - Sir William Worsley FRICS FRAgS MICFor DL, Chair of Natural England - Tony Juniper CBE, Chief Executive of Natural England - Marian Spain, and Director of Operations Midlands at Environment Agency - Norman Robinson The purpose of the visit was to showcase and discuss Landscape Recovery - a DEFRA-funded programme for farmers and land managers who want to take a more ambitious and large-scale approach to producing environmental and climate goods. It aims to fund landscape-scale projects through bespoke, long-term agreements for 20+ years. Boothby is one of 56 projects in the funded project development phase - and the first to be ready to progress towards implementation. Our guests took the time to hear presentations from Nattergal and fellow Landscape Recovery project, Upper Duddon, before touring the wildland. During the visit we were able to demonstrate our Nature recovery work first-hand, showcase the value of Landscape Recovery funding as part of our blended finance model, and evidence our contribution to the Government's 5-point plan: - to clean up rivers, lakes and seas; - to create a roadmap to move Britain to a zero waste economy; - to boost food security; - to ensure nature’s recovery and - to protect communities from the dangers of flooding Thank you to everyone who joined us. We had some very fruitful discussions and we look forward to sharing our Landscape Recovery updates in the coming months.

We're on the hunt for an extra-special Rewilding Ecologist. To support our business growth, we require a skilled and passionate Ecologist to input into the planning and implementation of biodiversity monitoring and Nature restoration on our rewilding projects. It promises to be a hugely fulfilling role at an exciting time in our development. If you meet the requirements and would like to join our talented and friendly team, we'd love to hear from you. Find our more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/ddQqMr7D

We're delighted to be providing Bellway Homes with their first #BNG units. It's fantastic to see #BiodiversityNetGain contributing to our landscape-scale nature recovery plans. If you need support in meeting your offsite BNG obligations, contact sales@nattergal.co.uk