Credit buyer · England

EnTrade nature markets (nutrient, biodiversity, carbon)

Open all year Wildlife and nutrient credits

Runs auction 'market rounds' where farmers offer projects such as wetlands, woodland, grassland or cover crops and developers or water companies bid to buy the resulting credits.

From: EnTrade (Wessex Water spin-out; JV with Arup from 2026)
How much: Past Somerset rounds averaged about £45,000 per phosphorus credit for permanent mitigation and £10,000 per credit for interim mitigation (this pays for the project and EnTrade fees, not all to the farmer).
Who can apply: Farmers in catchments where EnTrade runs markets (e.g. Somerset Levels and Moors/Parrett, Bristol Avon, Solent).
Buys: nutrient credits, biodiversity units, nature credits

Where it’s available

Land in parts of: Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, City of, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire. The finder checks your exact land.

What you’ll need

Land in an active EnTrade catchment
A project that reduces nutrients or creates habitat

How to apply

Register on the EnTrade platform
Submit a project when a market round opens
If a buyer's bid wins, sign the delivery contract

Only open when a round runs in your catchment; We could not load entrade.co.uk to confirm 2026 round dates. Nutrient credits need land-use change (wetland, woodland or taking land out of fertilised farming) for a long period, often 80 to 125 years for permanent credits, secured by legal agreement on the land. Only works inside catchments with nutrient neutrality rules. Land value and APR relief may be affected. Take advice.

Official page Check if it fits my farm

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Biodiversity Net Gain - selling off-site biodiversity units OpenNatural England (register) / local planning authoritiesCreate or improve habitat on your land and sell the 'biodiversity units' to developers who must make up for habitat lost.
Environment Bank habitat banks OpenEnvironment Bank LtdLeases (or buys) your land for at least 30 years to create a habitat bank, pays you annually and sells the biodiversity units to developers itself.
Stour Environmental Credits OpenStour Environmental Credits Ltd (Kent councils)Sells nutrient credits to developers in the Stour catchment and pays landowners to carry out mitigation (e.g. wetlands, stream enhancement) from the proceeds.
Nattergal wildland habitat banks Open all yearNattergal LtdCreates large rewilding sites and sells biodiversity net gain units from them; partners with estates (e.g. Herstmonceux Castle Estate) to restore land and generate nature income.
Natural England Nutrient Mitigation Scheme Open all yearNatural EnglandNatural England creates wetlands and other habitat to offset nutrient pollution, selling credits to developers; it works with landowners to find sites.
Norfolk Environmental Credits Open all yearNorfolk Environmental Credits Ltd (Norfolk councils)Council-backed company that buys or creates nutrient mitigation (wetlands, land-use change) and sells credits to developers; landowners can put forward sites.

Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2, 3. Always read the official page before you apply.