This was us, July 2019, David Lowe -Team Leader, Ecology, Historic Environment & Landscape at Warwickshire County Council David Cole - Ecologist WCC, Stephanie Matthews - Natural England Kurt Goodman & Sam Arthur - FPCR and Jonathan Thompson - Alscot’s BNG Consultant, walking, talking, observing and considering the future of biodiversity net gain at Alscot. These photos were taken during the two years of research and monitoring before we finally entered into a min. 30yr contractual term in April 2020, as one of the first private landowners in the UK to offer BNG land to developers, through a formal, accountable and monitored scheme.

The tree planting season is well under way at Alscot, albeit a little later than usual due to the exceptionally dry autumn. In January we took delivery of over 3,000 new trees including established English Oak and Beech, plus mixed species hedging and shrubs for various locations.

As part of the Estate’s overall long-term strategic vision, we operate a policy to explore and implement sustainable practices across the Estate. Our aim is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 although progress is already good and we are very confident that we can achieve our goal ahead of target.
The new initiatve for 2023 sees the full team gather twice a year to focus on and discuss ways in which we could asssit the environment. The level of genuine interest and contributions has so far been hugely gratifying, and as much as we all have very serious concerns for the planet, the enthusiasm for the environment in relation to the Estate, local community and our future generations is encouraging to say the least.