We would like to see the plan ask for 20% biodiversity net gain, rather than the 10% likely to be required when the Environment Bill becomes law. At a time of biodiversity and climate emergency, we believe ambition is needed to ensure that significant gains in biodiversity are delivered as part of new development. We also believe that trees and woods have a crucial role to play in tackling both emergencies and delivering a wide range of benefits in addition to biodiversity enhancement. Ideally we would like to see biodiversity net gain delivered on site or, if this is genuinely not possible, then as near as possible to the development site.