Biodiversity Net Gain: South Downs farmland to host 'one of UK's largest' land banks

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Halnaker Hill Natural Capital

More than 300 acres of historic South Downs farmland to be restored under Biodiversity Net Gain scheme

More than 300 acres of historic farmland within the South Downs National Park is to be restored as part of one of the UK's largest Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) land banks to date. The scheme at Halnaker...

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