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We are a leading consultancy specialising specifically in biodiversity and ecosystem services research and consulting

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Natural Capital Solutions Ltd @nat-cap-sol.bsky.social · Mar 25
Natural Capital Solutions is a leading consultancy in biodiversity and ecosystem services research and consulting. We have the expertise to help you explore the diverse opportunities of a natural capital approach- from BNG to mapping, NC accounting & more.
Learn more: naturalcapitalsolutions.co.uk
Natural Capital Solutions - Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Find out how we can provide natural capital solutions, mapping & assessment, valuation & accounting, tools, training, research & development.
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💡We’re pleased to see this new, detailed @ipbes.net Methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contribution to people (2026) report and accompanying Summary for Policymakers. (1/2)

👉Link to full reports: www.ipbes.net/business-imp...
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August 27, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding Aerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of rewilding land in the face of extreme weather brought about by the climate crisis. The area of the National Trust’s Holnicote estate where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush during the five heatwaves across the summer. In contrast, the surrounding countryside has become parched and brown. Continue reading...
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August 21, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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🗣️There’s only a few days left to #haveyoursay on the #SouthYorkshireLNRS!
This #LNRS public consultation closes FRIDAY, 31 JULY.
🗺️NCS developed the Local Habitat Map for the #SouthYorkshireMayoralCombinedAuthority for this LNRS.

Explore the strategy: southyorkshirenaturerecovery.co.uk/index.php
A brightly coloured map of South Yorkshire displaying the Areas of Particular Importance for Biodiversity (APIB) map. A map of South Yorkshire with green areas displaying the Areas that Could become of particular importance for Biodiversity (ACB) map set on a grey background.
July 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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💡NEW CASE STUDY 💡
#Bluesky has recently published a case study detailing how we used their #NationalHedgerowMap and #NationalTreeMap datasets as part of our mapping for the #SouthYorkshireLocalNatureRecoveryStrategy for #SYMCA.

🔍Read the full case study here: bluesky-world.com/wp-content/u...
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July 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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🥾Last week, NCS staff met in Skipton for one of our in-person work days. These sessions allow our team to pool information, work collaboratively, and enjoy the outdoors together - thanks @yorkshiredales.org.uk for having us!

👀We have some major updates in the works – so watch this space!
July 15, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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🏆We’re pleased to share the #GreaterNorwichGIStrategy was Highly Commended at the #PlanningAwards recently. As part of #CBA ’s Consultant Team, NCS completed habitat opportunity mapping to complement aspects of the new GI Strategy for the #GreaterNorwichGrowthBoard. (1/2)
Greater Norwich Green Infrastructure Strategy (GNGIS)
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July 13, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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📢Have your say! 📢
If you live in the South Yorkshire area, it’s time to #haveyoursay on the #LocalNatureRecoveryStrategy (LNRS).

🗺️NCS is proud of our contribution to the #SouthYorkshireLNRS, where we developed the Local Habitat Map.

👉LNRS survey: southyorkshirenaturerecovery.co.uk
South Yorkshire Nature Recovery
Check out this post on the South Yorkshire Nature Recovery website
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June 24, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Happy #CleanAirDay! 🌳😮‍💨
globalactionplan.bsky.social Global Action Plan @globalactionplan.bsky.social · Jun 16
Reducing levels of harmful air pollution in our communities will have immediate health benefits for all of us. With #CleanAirDay only two days away, take action and join people across the country calling on local councillors to commit to cleaning up the air: cleanairday.org.uk
Cleaner air benefits all of us. By taking action together we can improve everyone's health, boost local economies, and make our communities greener. Learn more at: Cleanairhub.org.uk [Icons of adults, children and a dog standing amongst trees, while someone on a bicycle rides past.] Clean Air Fund logo, Global Action Plan logo and Clean Air Day logo.
June 18, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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🎥WEBINAR RECORDING NOW LIVE🎥

If you missed our webinar with the #EnvironmentAgency, ‘Introducing ESME: a new online tool to transform river management’, hosted by #EcosystemsKnowledgeNetwork, the recording is now available via the link below. 👇

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Introducing ESME: a new online tool to transform river management - Ecosystems Knowledge Network
In this webinar experts from the Environment Agency and Natural Capital Solutions introduce the ESME tool, how it has been developed and demonstrate how ESME can be applied. This is followed by a Q&A ...
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June 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Recently, NCS hosted a series of webinars for #NorthNorthamptonshireCouncil staff showcasing their new #EnvironmentalJusticeIndex (EJI) that we put together. ⚖️

🗺️This EJI is inherently multidisciplinary, bringing together a wide range of data to help inspire bespoke solutions to complex issues.
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June 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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📢 JOIN US TOMORROW FROM 13:00-14:00 AND LEARN ABOUT ESME!

There's still time to join our FREE webinar with #EcosystemsKnowledgeNetwork. Sign-up using the link below👇
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#EcosystemServiceMapExplor #ESME #EnvironmentAgency #UKRRC #naturalcapitalsolutions
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Introducing ESME: a new online tool to transform river management . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The Environment Agency has launched a first-of-its-kind, open, and transparent tool to help people protect England's rivers in a changing world. The Ecosystem Service Map Explorer (ESME) tool provid...
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June 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Last week, NCS joined the #SouthYorkshireLNP 's Ecosystem Restoration Opportunities workshop, hosted by #UniofSheffield and #SheffieldandRotherhamWildlifeTrust.
💡It was a great opportunity to learn what nature recovery opportunities are important locally and which projects to prioritise in future.
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May 29, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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🤔Curious to learn more about the Ecosystem Service Map Explorer (ESME) tool?
🗺️Join NCS and #EnvironmentAgency staff on June 4 as we take you through the tool; how it was developed, how it can be applied and its key features.
👇Register for free here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Introducing ESME: a new online tool to transform river management . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The Environment Agency has launched a first-of-its-kind, open, and transparent tool to help people protect England's rivers in a changing world. The Ecosystem Service Map Explorer (ESME) tool provid...
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May 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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👀Have you explored #EcosystemServiceMapExplorer yet?

#ESME is a first-of-its-kind, open, and transparent tool to help protect England’s rivers in a changing world. NCS created #ESME in collab with #EnvironmentAgency and @therrc.bsky.social and funded by #NCEA.

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Ecosystem Service Map Explorer: An Applied Training Demonstration
YouTube video by Environment Agency
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May 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Happy #WorldBeeDay! 🐝
There are many ways to #savethebees, including avoiding pesticide, herbicide and fungicide use or participating in bee-friendly initiatives like @plantlifeuk.bsky.social's #NoMowMay. At NCS, we regularly assess and visualise how to improve pollination across client's sites.
Infographic with large pictures of bumblebees on flowers in brightly coloured hexagons, with brightly coloured text boxes detailing ways to save the bees around the hexagons. In the bottom left corner, there are two hashtags for #WorldBeeDay and #NoMowMay. In the bottom right hand corner, there is Natural Capital Solutions logo. The infographic is framed by a dark green border.
May 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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NCS is proud to have developed the new #EcosystemServiceMapExplorer (ESME) tool, in collaboration with #EnvironmentAgency and @therrc.bsky.social and funded by the #NCEA. (1/2)

🗺️ Access the tool: experience.arcgis.com/experience/7...
🔍 Learn more about ESME: www.gov.uk/government/p...
A screenshot of the Ecosystem Service Map Explorer (ESME)'s homepage, framed by a dark green border. The text displayed on the homepage describes 'What is the tool?', with the Natural Capital Approach logo on the bottom of the screen, and five tabs to different sections of the tool also displayed along the bottom of the screen. A screenshot of the Ecosystem Service Map Explorer (ESME)'s homepage, framed by a dark green border. The text displayed on the homepage describes 'What is the tool?', with the Natural Capital Approach logo on the bottom of the screen, and five tabs to different sections of the tool also displayed along the bottom of the screen. A screenshot of ESME's map tool, framed by a dark green border. The screenshot displays the ecosystem service capacity for recreation at the river water bodies scale for the whole of England. The tool page also shows a circular graph, which displays the varying percentages for England's water bodies' capacity for recreation.
May 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Introducing ESME: a new online tool to transform river management
NCS was commissioned by the #EnvironmentAgency and the #NCEA, to create the Ecosystem Service Map Explorer (ESME) tool; a first-of-its-kind, open, and transparent tool to help people protect England’s rivers in a changing world. 1/2
A screenshot of the Ecosystem Service Map Explorer (ESME)'s homepage, framed by a dark green border. The text displayed on the homepage describes 'What is the tool?', with the Natural Capital Approach logo on the bottom of the screen, and five tabs to different sections of the tool also displayed along the bottom of the screen. A screenshot of ESME's map tool framed by a dark green border. The screenshot displays the ecosystem service capacity for recreation at the river reaches scale. The river reaches on the map display the capacity for recreation along each river reach, ranging from Very High (in dark blue) to Very low (in dark red), with five total capacities displayed.
May 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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Last week, NCS attended the @therrc.bsky.social's Annual conference, where NCS Director Dr Jim Rouquette and Alice Crouch from the #EnvironmentAgency presented a new tool.

👀 Watch this space for updates on the new tool - we’re excited to share more information about it with you soon!
Infographic with hexagons displaying text and pictures from the conference, in the background, a river with lush vegetation and a waterfall.
May 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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🌍Happy #EarthDay2026!
At NCS, we champion a #naturalcapital approach to the #biodiversityandclimatecrises. By enhancing #naturalassets and #ecosystemservices that flow from them, in ways that suit local communities,we are investing in the future of our lives, economy and earth.
#OurPowerOurPlanet
Four hexagons are displayed across an image of the ocean, looking out from a grassy bank. The hexagons depict different images, with "clean air", "drinkable water", "affordable energy", and "stable climate" underneath them. In the top left hand corner, two hashtags are displayed in white, #EarthDay2026 and #OurPowerOurPlanet. In the right hand corner of the screen, the six colourful hexagons of the NCS logo are displayed.
April 22, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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🤔 How do #naturerecovery and #naturalcapital opportunities factor on a farm's balance sheet?

In a recent #RICSLandJournal article, NCS directors explore opportunities for farmers to gain funds for implementing positive changes for natural capital and #biodiversity. 👇

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How nature can help farmers' business
Natural capital and nature recovery provide opportunities for farmers and landowners in England to keep their businesses viable while improving biodiversity and the environment
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April 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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🪜Last week, NCS attended the Stacking within Biodiversity Net Gain webinar, hosted by @cieem.bsky.social. This webinar was a fascinating, in-depth look at a small clause in the ‘Combining environmental payments: Biodiversity net gain (BNG) and nutrient mitigation’ guidance (pictured). (1/2)
March 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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This #WorldWildlifeDay, the spotlight is on #medicinalandaromaticplants. These plants provide many #ecosystemservice benefits, such as #wildproduce, #healthandwellbeing and #culturalheritage. Protecting these plants protects environmental, social and economic benefits around the globe.
unep.org UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Mar 3
Around the world, medicinal and aromatic plants are woven into the daily lives of billions of people.

From ginseng to agarwood, more than 1,500 species are regulated under CITES.

This #WorldWildlifeDay, discover why conserving them is essential: wildlifeday.org/en/about
March 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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ipbes.net
Marine ecosystems, from coastal to deep sea, now show the influence of human actions, with coastal marine ecosystems showing both large historical losses of extent and condition as well as rapid ongoing declines.

Let’s act to restore what’s been lost. 🌊🌱

Happy World #Seagrass Day!
Infographic with an underwater photo split between lush green seagrass (left) and bare sandy seafloor (right). IPBES logo top right reads "Science and Policy for People and Nature." Large white text: "Seagrass Meadows – Lost over 10% Every decade, 1970–2000." Bottom text: "IPBES Global Assessment reveals critical marine decline impacting biodiversity and climate resilience."
March 1, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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#WestNorthantsLNRS public consultation is now open! If you live in the area, #haveyoursay on this #naturerecovery strategy.
NCS mapped this LNRS' Areas that Could Become of particular importance for biodiversity and supported the #StatementofBiodiversity.

www.westnorthants.gov.uk/consultation...
Local Nature Recovery Strategy Consultation | West Northamptonshire Council
We are consulting on the Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which outlines how we will work together to protect wildlife and habitats
www.westnorthants.gov.uk
February 19, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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ipbes.net
The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers is available now! 🏡

Explore this first of it’s kind report highlighting methods and actions to measure and respond to business impacts and dependencies on nature.🌍

🧪 https://ipbes.canto.de/b/JTB1U
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM