Golf Clubs
Boost sustainability and revenue — without compromising play
R&A Golf Course 2030
This strategic plan helps golf courses tackle climate change, resource scarcity, and biodiversity loss through sustainable practices—ensuring they remain resilient, responsible, and enjoyable for future generations.
01 What We Offer
We enable golf courses to monetise their Natural Capital, maximising revenue whilst minimising cost and hassle. This is achieved whilst working alongside the Golf Club’s future plan and member preferences.
We manage the entire process — from assessing your site’s potential to securing developer agreements and ensuring you achieve the desired habitats and the best financial return.
BNG
Golf courses can enhance biodiversity while benefiting financially. We help you:
- Create BNG Habitat Banks or Bespoke BNG Sites
- Sell your units to developers
- Implement, manage and monitor your site
Water Resource Management
Water costs are the major concern for golf clubs, with a recent R&A 2030 survey placing them above staff and pesticides. Our solutions:
- Water Resource Management Plans & implementation
- Hydrogeological & hydrological assessments
- Licensing & permitting support
Additional Natural Capital Services
We help your club access environmental schemes and expert support, tailored to your ambitions and future plans.
- Carbon, water neutrality and nutrient neutrality credits.
- Specialist funding & grant support including relocating protected species e.g., great crested newts and woodland creation grants.
- Multidisciplinary environmental expertise including law, tax, ecology and many more.
02 Why Golf Clubs Choose Us
Balancing membership, finances, and maintenance is increasingly difficult as climate change brings drier summers and wetter winters—impacting play and revenue. Monetising natural capital offers a future-proof solution without selling land, changing play areas, or raising member costs.
01
Golf-Specific Expertise
Our team lives and breathes golf, with decades of club involvement, greens committee service, and deep insight into course operations and player expectations. We solve problems unique to golf environments, not generic land projects.
02
Sustainable & Holistic Approach
We analyse every non-playable acre—including those “untouchable” SSSI zones—to create long-term, climate-resilient BNG and natural capital strategies that protect natural beauty and meet all compliance requirements.
03
Profit & Cost Optimisation
Detailed planning yields more BNG units at lower implementation cost, slashing water and maintenance bills while boosting your bottom line.
04
Integrated, Turnkey Solutions
Our Water Resource Management Plans, BNG and natural capital strategies work seamlessly together. We manage the entire process from developing the plans to selling the units and implementation.
05
Income Generation & Transparent Financial Model
Create a bank of BNG units to fund course upgrades—without debt. Our clear, partnership-style finance models maximise returns and keep incentives aligned.
06
Courses Natural Beauty
Enhance your course's natural beauty whilst supporting nature and wildlife.
03 How It Works
04 FAQs
What is BNG?
BNG is a legal requirement under the Environment Act 2021. It means all new developments in England must leave biodiversity in a measurably better state—at least 10% better—than before development. This uplift must be maintained for at least 30 years.
What are BNG units?
BNG units are a measurable way of capturing the gains in biodiversity from habitat improvements.
What is a Habitat Bank?
An area of land where new habitats, such as meadows, woodlands, hedgerows, and ponds, are created and managed long‑term to generate biodiversity gains. These gains are quantified into BNG units for sale to developers. These sites are created in advance of developer demand, with units then being sold to developers as required.
What is a Bespoke BNG site?
An area of land where new habitats, such as meadows, woodlands, hedgerows, and ponds, are created and managed long‑term to generate biodiversity gains. These gains are quantified into BNG units for sale to developers. These sites are created to match existing developer demand, with units being reserved by developers upfront.
Can golfing continue on a BNG site?
Yes, absolutely! We only create BNG units off‑course so there is absolutely no impact on the playing areas of the course.
Can BNG be combined or ‘stacked’ with other environmental schemes such as carbon or nutrient initiatives?
Yes, BNG integrates effectively with other environmental strategies like Nutrient Neutrality schemes and Carbon Credits. Our team at Natural Capital Partners provide expert guidance to ensure seamless compatibility, enhancing overall estate sustainability and revenue potential.