Market infrastructure
The reference layer for England nature markets.
Verdaq maintains the public data infrastructure that developers, LPAs, banks, investors and ecologists rely on to operate — regulated, standardised and open.
Sample data · pilotVerdaq's infrastructure pages carry illustrative data during the pilot. Live feeds from Defra, Natural England and LPA local plans go live at general release.
Responsible Body Directory
Live: all 48 Defra-designated bodies that hold conservation covenants — type, coverage and contact.
Open
LPA Intelligence
Per-authority view: adoption date, catchments, protected sites, typical pricing, contacts.
Open
Legislation Centre
Environment Act, Metric releases, Defra guidance, case law and open consultations.
Open
Register Tracker
Statutory biodiversity gain sites register — units total, remaining, Metric version.
Open
Benchmark Database
Median £/unit by region and habitat — quartiles, sample size, YoY movement.
Open
Full Market Directory
Banks, ecologists, planning consultants, LPAs, legal, monitoring, investors, water cos.
Open
All infrastructure pages carry sample or partial data during pilot. Verdaq aggregates authoritative sources (Defra, Natural England, LPA local plans, public register feeds) into a single reference layer — updates are visible in each page's "last checked" line.
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