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The Biodiversity Metric Supporting Documents (JP039)

This page hosts additional tools for use with the statutory biodiversity metric. These tools are not part of the statutory metric and have been produced as an accompanying resource.

The statutory biodiversity metric, including user guides, condition assessments and small sites metric is hosted on gov.uk


OVERVIEW OF METRIC CHANGES

This document provides an overview of the most significant changes to the biodiversity metric package between Natural England published version 4.0 and the Defra published statutory biodiversity metric.


QGIS TEMPLATE AND GIS IMPORT TOOL

The QGIS template and QGIS import tools have been designed to provide a standardised methodology to record spatial data in a format suitable for the requirements of the biodiversity metric and small sites metric.

The tool directly inputs mapped data into a metric calculation tool. It uses Comma Separated Values (CSV) files and includes a GIS Data Standard to assist with producing compatible data.


DATA TABLE REFERENCES

The statutory biodiversity metric includes statutory data values embedded within the metric calculation tool and small sites metric.

For ease of reference these data values will be published here in alternative formats.

A detailed technical annex for the statutory metric will be published shortly.


CASE STUDIES

This site will be updated periodically with case studies to inform the use of the statutory metric and small sites metric.


FEEDBACK AND TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Natural England welcomes suggestions for future case studies and feedback via our mailbox at: biodiversitynetgainenquiries@naturalengland.org.uk


PREVIOUS METRICS

Visit the archive site to access previously published biodiversity metrics, including superseded metric 4.0 and development versions of the small sites metric.


PAGE UPDATES

29/11/2023 – Statutory metric release
15/05/2024 – Updated case studies release

Downloads available for this record

File Uploaded
Overview of metric changes - February 2024, PDF, 548.3 kB 2024/02/12
Biodiversity Metric and SSM - GIS tools User Guide, PDF, 2.3 MB 2023/11/28
Biodiversity Metric and SSM - GIS Data Standard, XLSX, 75.3 kB 2023/11/28
Biodiversity Metric - QGIS Template, ZIP, 882.9 kB 2023/11/28
GIS Import Tool, XLSB, 5.1 MB 2023/11/28
Case Study 1 - Residential Development - NE810, PDF, 1.0 MB 2024/05/15
Case Study 2 - Port development - NE811, PDF, 860.1 kB 2024/05/15
Case Study 3 - River Restoration - NE812, PDF, 294.6 kB 2024/05/15
Case Study 4 - Cabling for offshore wind - NE813, PDF, 462.1 kB 2024/05/15
Case Study 5 - Rewilding - NE814, PDF, 969.2 kB 2024/05/15

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Archive Site for Legacy Biodiversity Metrics
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The Small Sites Metric (JP040)
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Biodiversity Net Gain - Summary of Intertidal Differences (JP056)