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COLBURN
5 & 6 BAILEY COURT
COLBURN BUSINESS PARK
RICHMOND
NORTH YORKSHIRE
DL9 4QL
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BARNARD CASTLE, BOROUGHBRIDGE & RICHMOND
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A GSC Grays Sector
We work with farmers, foresters, and land managers to optimise land use and support the sustainable management of the natural environment. We can provide targeted advice on the opportunities for public and private funding for environmental enhancement in your region and open doors for you to generate new revenue streams from your natural assets.
Discover services within this sectorEnvironmental Consultants
Shaping the future of the landscape
GSC Grays combine decades of experience in land management, agriculture and rural property, with a commitment to remain at the cutting edge of emerging opportunities for landowners and farmers.
One of these areas of opportunity is environmental management. We have specialist consultants with expertise in natural capital accounting, habitat management, forestry and planning and development, along with the practical knowledge of farming and sporting interests that is required to make environmental initiatives on private land a success.
Natural Capital & Environmental Reviews
Unlocking the value
If you are considering how best to take advantage of emerging markets for environmental services or new grant schemes, then an environmental review could help you to identify the most suitable opportunities for your farm or rural estate. Whether you are interested in a full Natural Capital audit or reviewing the land use on your holding to maximise returns, we can help you to design and conduct a review at the scale and level of detail that you require to make well-informed decisions about your future management.
view this serviceWe design and deliver environmental schemes that produce optimal results for the environment and for your land and business.
Environmental Stewardship & Land Management Schemes
Optimising land use
GSC Grays have decades of experience in piloting, planning and delivering agri-environment schemes for farmers and landowners across a huge range of sectors and locations, including Higher Level Stewardship, Mid and Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship and the new Environmental Land Management scheme (ELM).
We design and deliver environmental schemes that produce optimal results for the environment and for your land and business. Our consultants are experienced in working with Natural England and the Rural Payments Agency and balancing multiple, at times conflicting, interests, including farming, sporting, public access, grazing and commons. We offer a full range of services to support new or existing stewardship schemes, from designing applications to project managing capital works programmes.
view this serviceBiodiversity Net Gain
Balancing the impact
The principal of ‘Biodiversity Net Gain’, set out in the Environment Bill, requires developers not just to offset any biodiversity that is lost as a consequence of developing land, but to deliver a net gain in biodiversity of at least 10%. We expect this new requirement to create a demand for ‘offsetting’ sites where habitats can be restored or created to deliver biodiversity gain and we are working closely with local authorities, land owners and developers to monitor and develop the market for biodiversity offsetting in our region.
view this serviceEnvironmental Management Services
Natural Capital & Environmental Reviews
We can provide a holistic appraisal of the environmental opportunities and risks on your land.
Environmental Management Services
Biodiversity Net Gain
We are working closely with local authorities, landowners and developers to monitor and develop the market for biodiversity offsetting in our region.
Environmental Management Services
Environmental Stewardship & Land Management Schemes
We design and deliver environmental schemes that produce optimal results for the environment and for your land and business.
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Featured Case Study
Pioneering a natural capital approach to land management
GSC Grays are working with Sir Edward Milbank and farmers from Barningham Estate on a pioneering project to help shape the design of the new Environmental Land Management scheme.
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TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WOODLAND PLANTING SCHEMES
Our recent survey revealed that 19% of farmers and land managers have already planted less productive areas of farmland with trees, and 11% would be interested in doing so in the future. There are many woodland creation grant schemes available and it can be difficult to work out which ones you would be eligible for,
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