Natural capital studio

Biodiversity net gain and natural capital, done properly.

Survey, assess and plan land under the Statutory Biodiversity Metric, from a desk baseline to a signed-off report, a habitat management plan and 30 years of monitoring. On your phone in the field, or at your desk.

Works on iPhone, Android and desktop · no app store download
The Acre Network app showing a holding's biodiversity units
What it does

From first look to a plan a reviewer can trust

Every figure follows Natural England's published methods, and every output is one a planning authority or buyer will recognise.

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Desk baseline

Outline the land and Acre reads the national datasets for it: priority habitats, Living England, designated sites, flood zones and more. You start with a draft baseline, not a blank page.

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Condition surveys in the field

Natural England's condition assessment sheets, criterion by criterion, with their footnotes. They work offline and sync when you're back in signal.

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The statutory metric

Area, hedgerow and watercourse units under the Statutory Biodiversity Metric, checked against Natural England's own workbook. You can export the filled-in official workbook.

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Issued and signed off

Freeze the baseline with a competent person's sign-off. Then share a read-only link with a planning authority or buyer, for the baseline or the whole plan.

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Plan and monitor 30 years

Plan the enhancement, build the management tasks, and produce the habitat management and monitoring plan. Then record each monitoring survey against its targets.

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The best route for the land

Compare biodiversity units with Woodland Carbon Code, Peatland Code and nutrient credits, so each site is put to its best use.

Who it's for

Built for the people who manage land

Firms work together under one account, with owner, manager and surveyor roles and a full change history.

Land agents and estates

Manage every holding you look after in one place: baselines, plans, management and monitoring, shared with your team.

Landowners supplying units

Find out what your land could deliver, plan the uplift, and put it in front of developers who need off-site units.

Developers and consultants

Check whether biodiversity net gain applies, assess the site, and see how far the plan gets towards the 10% gain.

The trial

Join the trial

Acre Network is in a trial with invited firms. Accounts are by invitation.

1. Get an inviteAsk us for a trial invite code, or ask your firm's owner to invite you.
2. Sign upChoose Log in / Sign up, create your account and enter the code.
3. Add it to your phoneUse Add to Home Screen so it opens like an app and works offline.
4. Map your first holdingOutline the land, run the desk baseline, then survey it.

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