Claywatt Wildscape​

Nature is in crisis with wild spaces disappearing and species in staggering decline.

At the same time, we need new homes, workplaces, schools and other critical infrastructure. Biodiversity net gain and other nature-based solutions help us strike the right balance.

Let’s stop choosing between nature and development and explore a better way forward.

32%

Decline of wildlife in England since 1980

13%

Species threatened with extinction

68%

Decrease in plant species distribution

18%

Decline in invertebrate species since 1970

Putting Nature First

Reimagining the balance between housing and habitats.

Claywatt Wildscape is about doing things differently. We create dedicated habitat sites that restore biodiversity, support ecosystems, and help meet statutory biodiversity net gain requirements. Alongside this, we are bringing forward our first Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG). For Claywatt Wildscape, it goes beyond compliance – it’s about embedding nature at the heart of how we plan, design, and build.

Each habitat site is carefully designed to respond to its natural surroundings, helping to reintroduce nature to places where it has been diminished and providing essential offsite biodiversity net gain units for landowners and developers.

Reversing biodiversity decline and supporting landowners and developers​

We design and deliver high-quality, ecologically valuable habitat sites that generate BNG units. These habitat sites provide developers with a reliable, compliant route to meet planning obligations, while also creating wild spaces for nature to flourish.

We create species-rich grasslands that support pollinators and other wildlife, while being low-maintenance and adaptable to many landscapes. These habitats are ideal for offsetting biodiversity loss from urban development.

Native woodlands and transitional scrub areas help lock in carbon, enhance biodiversity, and support a wide range of bird and mammal species. They’re long-term investments in ecological recovery.

Wet habitats like reedbeds, ponds and floodplains support amphibians, insects, and water birds — and help with natural flood management and water quality improvement.

Linear habitats like hedgerows create vital ecological corridors for wildlife. They also enhance connectivity between habitats, boosting the value of neighbouring green spaces.

Every site is different. We can work with landowners and developers to design bespoke habitat packages that align with local planning needs and deliver measurable biodiversity uplift.

Built on Experience

At Claywatt Wildscape, we have a long-term vision for nature.

Since 1980, Claywatt has built more than 45 years of experience in biodiversity net gain and nature-based solutions. As developers ourselves, we recognise the commercial pressures and planning challenges our partners face, which is why Claywatt Wildscape focuses on delivering practical, dependable solutions.

We combine expertise in land, construction and environmental planning to create sites that work — for both developers and wildlife. Every site is designed with long-term impact in mind and supported by management plans that extend 30 years and beyond.

This is not a one-off initiative. Over time, Claywatt Wildscape will form a national network of biodiverse spaces that help reverse nature’s decline, unlock land value and create a greener future for generations to come.

A simple, proven route to secure your BNG units

We make it easy for developers and project owners to meet their biodiversity net gain obligations when on-site solutions aren’t viable. Our process is straightforward, transparent and tailored to your project’s needs.

If your development can’t achieve the mandatory 10 per cent biodiversity net gain on site, your appointed ecologist will prepare a statutory metric to explain the shortfall.

Contact us and provide:

  • Expected date for planning condition discharge
  • The statutory metric
  • Scheme location
  • Estimated number of BNG units required
  • Broad habitat types and distinctiveness

We’ll review the statutory metric and send you a detailed quote within two to five business days. This will include:

  • Any legal or admin fees
  • Types of units we can provide
  • Their proximity to your site (local, adjacent or national)
  • Unit cost

Once you’re happy, you will sign a unit allocation agreement and pay a 10 per cent non-refundable reservation fee (deducted from the total). This secures your units for 12 months (or more can be negotiated if planning timeframes are longer).

When you’re ready to discharge the planning condition, the remaining balance is paid. We then formally allocate the units to your scheme on the Defra BNG register and provide written confirmation for your planning documents.

With the allocation confirmed, your planning condition is officially discharged — and you’ve helped create space for nature to thrive.