East Farm Habitat Bank

Codford · Wylye Valley · Wiltshire

Registered biodiversity gain site

Biodiversity Net Gain · Off-site units

Nature restoration on four fields in the Wylye Valley.

East Farm Habitat Bank is converting arable farmland at Codford into wildflower meadow, scrub, wood-pasture parkland and restored chalk stream — generating a secured, long-term supply of biodiversity units for development in Wiltshire and the surrounding region.

Units available
c. 394
Secured for
30 years
View across the Wylye Valley showing restored meadow, hedgerow and chalk stream at East Farm, Codford
Fig. 1 — The holding at East Farm, Codford, looking north across the valley floor.

Location

Codford, Wiltshire

Fields under restoration

Four

Register

Natural England

Tenure

Stratton family

01What this project does

A registered off-site source of biodiversity units, close to where the demand is.

Under UK law, most new development must leave nature measurably better off than before it was built. Where a scheme cannot deliver that gain within its own red line, it may purchase units from a registered off-site provider.

East Farm is one of those providers. The land is being taken out of arable production and restored to a mosaic of chalk-landscape habitats, quantified under the statutory biodiversity metric and secured by legal agreement.

For a buyer, that means a single landowner, a single contiguous holding, and a straightforward route from enquiry to allocated units.

02Habitat on offer

Four habitat types, one holding.

Each field is being restored to a distinct habitat. Together they form a connected mosaic across the valley floor and its slopes, producing a quantified and registerable supply of units.

Wildflower meadow

Fig. 2

Species-rich chalk grassland sown with native wildflowers and fine grasses, cut and grazed on a botanical management regime.

Chalk grassland wildflower meadow with oxeye daisies, scabious and native grasses

Scrub and hedgerow

Fig. 3

Native shrub margins of hawthorn, blackthorn and dogwood, adding structural habitat for birds, invertebrates and small mammals.

Native scrub and hedgerow of hawthorn and blackthorn along a field edge

Wood-pasture parkland

Fig. 4

A rare habitat type: scattered broadleaf trees in open grassland, delivering woodland-edge continuity and future veteran trees.

Scattered mature broadleaf trees in open grassland forming wood-pasture parkland

Restored chalk stream

Fig. 5

Clear, shallow watercourse over clean chalk gravel, restored for aquatic plants, invertebrates and characteristic chalk-stream fauna.

Clear shallow chalk stream flowing over clean gravel with aquatic vegetation
03Why it is low risk

Legally secured, registered, and held by one family.

  • A legally binding habitat management and monitoring agreement, running for a minimum of 30 years.
  • Registered with Natural England on the national biodiversity gain sites register.
  • Owned and managed by the Stratton family, who farm at Codford in the Wylye Valley.
  • A single contiguous landholding — simpler legal due diligence and a cleaner unit transfer.
04Units and buyers

Approximately 394 units, sold in tranches.

Units may be allocated in tranches to match the phasing of a development, subject to registration and the terms of the habitat management agreement. Detailed habitat schedules, metric outputs and pricing are available on request.

Housing schemes

Local plan allocations and windfall sites across Wiltshire

Road, rail and grid

Linear infrastructure requiring off-site compensation

Solar and energy

Ground-mounted generation and storage projects

Local authorities

Planning obligations and council-led development

05Enquiries

Talk to us about units for your scheme.

If you are a developer, ecologist or planning officer looking for a credible source of biodiversity units in Wiltshire, please get in touch. We can supply habitat schedules, metric outputs, unit pricing and registration documentation.

Email

enquiries@eastfarmhabitatbank.co.uk

Telephone

+44 (0)1380 000 000

Please include

Development location, units required and preferred timescale.