BNG Advisory
Ethos provides specialist Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) consultancy across the UK, supporting developers, landowners and farmers to navigate requirements,
Over the years, we have helped a wide range of clients successfully manage planning requirements, realise land value, and deliver practical BNG solutions from early feasibility through to long-term management.
Expert advice from seasoned specialists
As dedicated BNG specialists, we stay fully up to date with evolving legislation, policy guidance and biodiversity metric requirements. This ensures our clients receive accurate, reliable advice in a fast-moving regulatory landscape — helping you make informed decisions with confidence.
Areas of advice
We provide practical, tailored advice across a range of areas to support your project from early planning through to delivery.
BNG Design
Our BNG design service helps developers integrate biodiversity requirements into schemes from the earliest planning stages. With mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain now embedded in the UK planning system, development must deliver measurable ecological improvement – and this must be carefully planned to avoid delays or additional costs.
We design habitat creation and enhancement strategies that meet statutory BNG requirements while protecting scheme viability. Our work includes biodiversity metric calculations, habitat design, site layout optimisation, and preparation of documentation for planning submission.
By embedding biodiversity into development design from the outset, we help you achieve planning compliance, manage risk, and deliver high-quality sustainable development.
Habitat Advice
Biodiversity Net Gain creates new opportunities for landowners to generate long- term income through habitat creation and environmental land management. Our habitat advisory service helps you understand how your land can supply off-site biodiversity units, establish habitat banks, or deliver strategic ecological enhancement.
We assess ecological and commercial potential, identify suitable habitat options, and guide you through feasibility, design and long-term management. Our advice covers legal agreements, monitoring obligations and practical delivery – ensuring your land provides measurable biodiversity gain while creating a reliable revenue stream.
Farm Advice
Farmers play an important role in delivering Biodiversity Net Gain – often without taking land out of productive use. Our farm advisory service helps you integrate biodiversity improvements into working agricultural systems while creating new income opportunities.
We identify practical measures such as enhanced field margins, habitat buffers, low- productivity land conversion and management changes that generate biodiversity units alongside continued farming. Our approach focuses on maintaining operational efficiency while meeting BNG standards. By aligning biodiversity delivery with farm business planning, we help farmers diversify income, strengthen resilience and contribute to nature recovery.
