Who the Landowner Tool is For
Estimate what your land could generate
- Draw your parcels and baseline habitats to understand the ecological value that already exists on your land.
- Test creation and enhancement scenarios to see how many biodiversity units your site could produce.
- Use the built in BNG Marketplace to understand how providers present units to buyers.
- Our biodiversity survey tool highlights designated sites and priority habitats that may affect long-term management.
Test habitat changes before you commit
- Spot areas where grassland, arable margins, ponds, hedgerows, or woodland creation could lift unit value.
- Compare different habitat mixes before you commit to long-term management agreements.
- Generate completed biodiversity metric outputs to support feasibility conversations with ecologists, brokers, and developers.
- Keep everything in one place as you refine a provider-ready habitat strategy.
Plan larger unit-creation opportunities
- Model enhancement phases across larger landholdings or existing habitat bank sites.
- Test whether proposed habitats stay within trading rules and create meaningful uplift.
- Prepare maps, metrics, and supporting outputs before advertising units to developers.
- Reduce back-and-forth by sharing clear, planning-ready information about what your site can deliver.
How It Works
Four quick steps from land parcel to biodiversity unit scenario.
Step 1
BoundarySelect or draw the land parcel or habitat bank boundary you want to assess.
Step 2
Existing HabitatsMap the habitats already on your land. See the baseline ecological value of each area and spot where improvements may unlock more units.
Step 3
Proposed HabitatsAdd the habitats you intend to create or enhance. We'll calculate biodiversity units created and uplift automatically so you can compare management options.
Step 4: Review and publish
Review the biodiversity units your land could create. When you're happy, download the completed biodiversity metric and supporting outputs.
When you're ready to advertise opportunities, use the built in BNG Marketplace
Key Features - Turn Land Into Biodiversity Units
Create or enhance habitats and see what they could produce
- Draw habitats on your land to see what each parcel is worth at baseline and after enhancement.
- Compare creation and enhancement options to maximise biodiversity units over time.
- Each habitat is labelled with distinctiveness so you can spot where changes matter most.
Complete the metric by drawing habitats on our map
- Instead of measuring areas and distances manually, sketch habitats on the map and let the tool complete the metric.
- Download provider-ready metric outputs to support discussions with ecologists, brokers, and developers.
- Use the completed outputs alongside the BNG Marketplace when you are ready to advertise units.
Built in trading rule checks for providers
- Unit creation still depends on the habitats you are replacing and the habitats you are proposing.
- Our tool flags trading-rule issues early so you can adjust the habitat mix before committing.
- The integrated biodiversity survey tool also highlights priority and irreplaceable habitats around your land.
