BNG (Bio-diversity Net Gain) is a joke

By excluding soil from this, half of living things, by weight on land, are excluded. To reinforce the foolishness of this omission, everything that lives above the soil, is dependent on it.

It is like thinking of the world with no oceans, seas, lakes, ponds or rivers.

In addition by classing transplanted trees as felled trees is counter productive. These trees can be ‘saved’ and should be recognised as a positive. Please note Ruskins are a leading Tree and Hedge Transplanting experts. so although there is a advantage in this for us, trust me this is highlighted more to focus on the absurdity of BNG.