Credit buyer · England
Knight Frank natural capital with BNGx
Land agents who baseline land, register sites and broker sales of carbon credits and biodiversity units; since September 2026 they use the BNGx platform where landowners can see developers' BNG needs and do deals directly.
- From
- Knight Frank (Rural Consultancy) and BNGx
- How much
- Knight Frank has reported biodiversity unit prices of £10,000-£40,000 each (estimate).
- Who can apply
- Landowners in England; mainly larger farms and estates.
- Buys
- biodiversity units, woodland carbon, nutrient credits
What you’ll need
- Land with habitat creation potential
How to apply
- Contact Knight Frank Rural Consultancy
- Baseline and register the site
- List units on BNGx or have Knight Frank find buyers
Broker and adviser fees apply (not published). Biodiversity net gain habitat banks need a legal agreement (conservation covenant or section 106) on the land for at least 30 years, binding on later owners; you must keep managing the habitat and can be penalised if it fails. Land under it is worth less for farming or development, and whether APR inheritance tax relief applies to private BNG deals is still unclear. Get independent legal, land-agent and tax advice before signing.
Similar schemes
- Carter Jonas natural capital team OpenCarter JonasAdvises on and sets up habitat banks, then markets and sells your biodiversity units and nutrient credits to developers; also matches businesses with farmers to offset carbon.
- UK Land Carbon Registry and WCC 'projects you can buy' list OpenWoodland Carbon Code / UK Land Carbon Registry (S&P Global)The official registry where validated woodland and peatland projects are listed; you can advertise units for sale on the WCC developer page or the registry's request-for-information platform, or sell through listed retail aggregators.
- Strutt & Parker natural capital team Open all yearStrutt & Parker (BNP Paribas Real Estate)Advises landowners on biodiversity net gain, carbon and natural flood management, and acts as Peatland Code project developer and agent for selling units or land with natural capital value.
- Woodland Carbon Code retail aggregators (carbon brokers) Open all yearVarious: ACT, Avon Energy Partners, Balance, C Zero Markets, Carma, Climate Impact Partners, ClimatePartner, cur8, EcoAct (SE Advisory Services), firstclimate, Forest Carbon, Highland Carbon, Nature Broking, South PoleCompanies named by the Woodland Carbon Code that sell woodland carbon units to corporate buyers on behalf of project developers and landowners.
- Natural Capital Marketplace (Devon) Check it’s runningBiosphere Foundation CIC (North Devon Biosphere)Not-for-profit platform that helps Devon landowners create BNG units, woodland/soil/saltmarsh carbon and flood-management projects and finds buyers.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2. Always read the official page before you apply.