Natural Capital
Your Land. A New Source of Value.
Real markets now pay for natural capital, biodiversity, carbon and cleaner water. We will help you work out what your land could deliver, what it is worth, and which agreements are worth your while.
A Single Point of Contact for Natural Capital
For many landowners, natural capital has become a source of income as well as a responsibility. Real markets now pay for biodiversity, carbon and cleaner water, and since February 2024 most new developments in England must deliver a 10% biodiversity net gain, so demand from developers, water companies and corporate buyers keeps growing.
Natural capital advice works best when rural, planning and environmental expertise sit under one roof, because most opportunities touch on all three at once. Our Environment Gateway brings that expertise together in one team, assessing what your land could realistically deliver and guiding you through scheme selection and agreement terms. As RICS-regulated Chartered Surveyors, we act for you, not the buyer, which matters most on agreements that often run for decades.
Rural and Environmental Expertise, Working Together
Our rural, planning and environmental teams work side by side on every natural capital instruction, so the ecological assessment, the scheme selection and the agreement itself are all handled by people who already know your land. That means fewer handoffs and fewer surprises, from the first site visit through to a signed agreement.
Our Natural Capital Services Include:
Please contact a member of our Natural Capital Team to discuss how we can assist you.
Offices in Battle, Haywards Heath, Pulborough, Surrey Hills and Tunbridge Wells.
Natural Capital Insight & Opinions
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Common questions about natural capital
Natural capital describes the natural assets on your land, soil, water, woodland and habitats, and the income they can now generate through schemes like biodiversity net gain, carbon and nutrient neutrality.
It depends entirely on your land, its location and which schemes might apply to it. Because there are many market factors at play and agreements often run for decades, we would always recommend a thorough assessment before committing, rather than relying on a generic figure.
In some cases, yes, this is known as stacking. The rules on combining payments are strict and vary by scheme, so getting the structure wrong can invalidate units or breach an existing agreement, professional advice is essential at an early stage.
It depends on the scheme and the agreement terms. With careful consideration, some schemes can sit alongside continued farming, others require land to be taken out of production for the length of the agreement, which is exactly why the right advice before signing matters as much as the income itself.