BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
  1. England ›
  2. North West ›
  3. Bowland Fells

No habitat banks sell units inside Bowland Fells. Buy next door in Bowland Fringe and Pendle Hill and you need a third more units. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 3 km.

Prices from the wider area

With no local listings, we pool the character areas around Bowland Fells. Where that is still too thin, we use the region or England.

Bowland Fells rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

From the wider area

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£18,500 to £23,500Most common £20,000† North West, 16 banks
Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£22,000 to £40,000Most common £25,000† England, 17 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £30,000Most common £25,500† North West, 14 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£25,000 to £36,000Most common £26,000† North West, 6 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£25,000 to £30,000Most common £26,500† North West, 11 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £45,000Most common £30,000† North West, 5 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£28,000 to £33,000Most common £30,000† North West, 5 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£31,500 to £36,000Most common £34,000† North West, 5 banks
Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £45,000Most common £37,500† England, 12 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£34,000 to £49,000Most common £40,000† England, 37 banks
Open MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£34,500 to £40,000Most common £40,000† England, 6 banks
Wet WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£44,500 to £49,000Most common £49,000† North West, 3 banks

† Fewer than three banks list this habitat in Bowland Fells, so the range comes from the area named. Bank and supplier names are never shown. Per unit, before any multiplier, + VAT. From platform listings and quotes to 26 October 2026.

What will your site cost?Enter the units your site needs and get a price for every habitat, with the multiplier included.Try the price calculator

What buying further away costs

Units from outside Bowland Fells are discounted by the spatial risk multiplier, so you need more of them. Pick a habitat and your units.

A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£106,7005.33 units at £20,000
Further awayMultiplier 0.5
£160,0008 units at £20,000

Cost of the units you needCost of the extra units

Habitat

4 units of Other Neutral Grassland cost about £106,700 from a neighbouring area, and about £160,000 from further away.

Bowland FellsNo habitat banks sell units inside Bowland Fells, so every unit here comes with the multiplier.

Most common prices in Bowland Fells, its neighbours and North West, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Bowland Fells developers bought units

Fewer than five developments in Bowland Fells have bought units so far.

England3,269 allocations

Inside the area, 1×Neighbouring, 1.33×Further away, 2×

Natural England register, allocations to 23 October 2026, by the development's area.

How grassland prices have moved

Other Neutral Grassland in the North is down 16% since February 2024.

£27,825Feb 2024£23,500Oct 2026
North of England, including the Midlands, one off-site unit, + VAT. BNG Pricing Report, November 2026.

Get the full report.
Get the full picture.

This page shows Bowland Fells's slice of the BNG Pricing Report. The full 49 pages cover 18 habitats in the North and South, all nine regions, and where prices are heading. Free, every quarter.

Download it straight away, and we'll email you a copy. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy policy

Grassland keeps getting cheaper

£23,500

a unit of Other Neutral Grassland in the North, down 16% from £27,825 in February 2024

£27,825Feb 2024£23,500Oct 2026

North of England, one off-site unit, + VAT. BNG Pricing Report, November 2026.

Get up to four BNG supply options at no cost

We search 220+ suppliers, including banks that aren't listed publicly, and negotiate up to four suitable options at no cost.

85%
market coverage
220+
suppliers searched
308
LPAs covered
A new housing development from the air
BNG Pricing Report

Typical BNG unit prices for every part of England. Brought to you by Biodiversity Units UK.

Indicative market estimates based on delivery within the NCA or LPA, from our latest quarterly BNG Pricing Report. Supplier prices can vary. Where local supply is limited, out-of-area delivery may apply, which could affect pricing through the spatial risk multiplier. Units are subject to availability. Habitats in your area may be in demand, so we recommend reserving units early. Prices as of 26 October 2026, per unit, + VAT.© 2026 Biodiversity Units UK