Coppice Meadow Habitat Bank
An illustrative example of a structured, Verified listing on Verdaq. All figures are indicative — this is not a live scheme.
Coppice Meadow is a mixed-habitat scheme on former arable land, delivering BNG units and phosphorus offsetting under a 30-year management agreement. Monitoring is undertaken by an independent ecologist to CIEEM standards.
| Habitat | Extent | Distinctiveness | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
Lowland meadow | 12.4 ha | Medium | Good |
Mixed scrub | 4.2 ha | Medium | Moderate |
Hedgerow — species-rich | 3.8 km | High | Good |
Wet woodland edge | 2.1 ha | High | Good |
What Verdaq has checked.
A documents-and-status check performed by Verdaq before a scheme goes Verified. Green means present and in order; amber means in progress. This is not an ecological sign-off — buyers still do their own due diligence.
- Responsible body confirmedVerified
- Legal security in place (S106 / covenant)Verified
- Baseline Statutory Metric reviewedVerified
- Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan on fileVerified
- Independent ecological monitoring appointedVerified
- Financial security arrangements confirmedIn progress
- Landowner title verifiedVerified
- Registered on statutory registerVerified
Who governs this scheme.
The factual record LPAs, buyers and investors need for their own due diligence — aligned with Defra's Nature Markets Framework disclosures. This complements the Trust Panel above: RAG for status, this panel for detail.
- Register ID
- BNG-2026-EN-04182
- Statutory Metric
- Statutory Metric v4.0 (July 2025)
- Responsible Body
- Environment Bank
- Legal security
- Section 106 agreement
- Duration
- 30 years
- HMMP
- Approved v1.2 (Mar 2026)
- Monitoring
- Annual + Year 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 · Independent ecologist (CIEEM)
- Last inspection
- 8 May 2026
- Baseline survey
- July 2024
- Financial security
- Pooled bond via Responsible Body (in review)
- Stacked / bundled
- stacked
- Public funding
- No
Site would revert to arable rotation without private BNG and nutrient revenue; uplift is not funded by any public agri-environment scheme.
Documents on file.
Verified schemes hold the following documents. Buyers request the pack once a proposal is initiated — Verdaq routes the release so contact is protected until both parties agree.