Conservation covenants: list of designated responsible bodies
Updated 4 April 2025
Applies to England
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This list includes the designated responsible bodies able to enter into conservation covenant agreements with landowners in England.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will update this list to:
- add new responsible bodies
- remove organisations that are no longer responsible bodies
List of designated bodies
There are currently 24 designated responsible bodies:聽
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Bracknell Forest Council
- Buckinghamshire Council
- City of Doncaster Council
- Cumbria Wildlife Trust
- Environment Agency
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Greater Manchester Environment Trust
- Harry Ferguson Holdings
- Lake District National Park Authority
- Natural England聽
- Newt Conservation Partnership
- Northumberland County Council聽
- Plantlife
- Restoration Soil Ltd
- RSK Biocensus
- South Tyneside Council
- Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Limited
- Swindon Borough Council
- The Land Trust
- The Lifescape Project Limited
- Warwickshire County Council
- Westcountry Rivers Trust
- Westmorland and Furness Council
- Wokingham Borough Council
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Date of designation: 26 September 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: local authority
PO Box 634
Barnsley
S70 9GG
贰尘补颈濒:听biodiversityconsultations@barnsley.gov.uk
Telephone: 01226 774 703
Bracknell Forest Council
Date of designation: 4 April 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: local authority
Time Square
Market Street
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 1JD
Email: biodiversity@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Telephone: 01344 352 000
Buckinghamshire Council
Date of designation: 2 May 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment and heritage conservation
Type of organisation: local authority
Walton Street Offices
Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
Email: biodiversitynetgain@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01296 395聽000
City of Doncaster Council
Date of designation: 26 September 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: local authority
Civic Office
Waterdale
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN1 3BU
贰尘补颈濒:听conservationcovenants@doncaster.gov.uk
Telephone: 01302 734 924
Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date of Designation: 09 January 2025
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: registered charity
Plumgarths
Crook Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA8 8LX
Email: Responsiblebody@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk
RB@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01539 816 315
Environment Agency
Date of designation: 9 December 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: public body
National Customer Contact Centre
PO Box 544
Rotherham
S60 1BY
贰尘补颈濒:听enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
Telephone: 03708 506 506
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Date of designation: 9 December 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: public body
Tootal Buildings
56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
贰尘补颈濒:听responsiblebody@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
Telephone: 0161 778 7000
Greater Manchester Environment Trust
Date of designation: 26 September 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: registered charity
499-511 Bury Road
Bolton
BL2 6DH
贰尘补颈濒:听responsiblebody@gmef.org.uk
Telephone number: 01204 663 754
Harry Ferguson Holdings
Date of designation: 23 February 2024聽
Area of expertise: natural environment聽
Type of organisation: private limited company聽
Kings Manor Farm聽
Copse Lane聽
贵谤别蝉丑飞补迟别谤听
Isle of Wight聽
PO40 9TL
Email: contact@hfenvironmental.com
Telephone: 01983 211 346
Lake District National Park Authority
Date of Designation: 09 January 2025
Area of expertise: natural environment and heritage
Type of organisation: public body
Wayfaring House
Murley Moss Business Park
Oxenholme Road
Kendal
LA9 7RL
Email: hq@lakedistrict.gov.uk
Telephone: 01539 724 555
Natural England
Date of designation: 12 January 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: public body
Natural England
Kings Pool聽
1-2 Peasholme Green聽
驰辞谤办听
YO1 7PX聽
Email: enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 060 3900
Newt Conservation Partnership
Date of designation: 14 November 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: community benefit society
First Floor
Bury Knowle House
North Place
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9HY
贰尘补颈濒:听info@newtpartnership.org.uk
Telephone: 01865 595 505
Northumberland County Council聽
Date of designation: 23 February 2024聽
Area of expertise: natural environment聽
Type of organisation: local authority聽
Planning Services聽
County Hall聽
惭辞谤辫别迟丑听
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Email: conservation@northumberland.gov.uk
Telephone: 0345 600 6400
Plantlife
Date of designation: 9 December 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: registered charity
Brewery House
36 Milford Street
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2AP
贰尘补颈濒:听conservationcovenants@plantlife.org.uk
Telephone: 01722 342 730
Restoration Soil Ltd
Date of designation: 26 March 2025
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: limited company
Knapton Quarry
East Knapton
Malton
North Yorkshire
YO17 8JA
贰尘补颈濒:听cc@restorationsoil.co.uk
Telephone: 01347 833 294
RSK Biocensus聽
Date of designation: 23 February 2024聽
Areas of expertise: natural environment and heritage conservation
Type of organisation: private limited company聽
Spring Lodge聽
172 Chester Road聽
贬别濒蝉产测听
贵谤辞诲蝉丑补尘听
WA6 0AR聽
Email: responsible.body@rskbiocensus.com
Telephone: 0330 223 1074
South Tyneside Council
Date of designation: 12 September 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: local authority
Town Hall & Civic Offices
Westoe Road
South Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE33 2RL
贰尘补颈濒:听ResponsibleBody@southtyneside.gov.uk
Telephone number: 0191 427 7000
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Limited
Date of designation: 26 September 2024
Areas of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: registered charity
The Wolseley Centre
Wolseley Bridge
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST17 0WT
Email: bionetgain@staffs-wildlife.org.uk
Telephone: 01889 880 100
Swindon Borough Council
Date of designation: 26 September 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: local authority
Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
贰尘补颈濒:听sbcdc@swindon.gov.uk
Telephone: 01793 445 500
The Land Trust
Date of designation: 26 September 2024
Areas of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: registered charity
1 Dewhurst Road
Birchwood
Warrington
WA3 7GB
Email: responsiblebody@thelandtrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01925 852 005
The Lifescape Project Limited
Date of designation: 12 September 2024
Area of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: registered charity
The Willows
Ipswich Road
Long Stratton
Norwich
Norfolk
NR15 2TG
贰尘补颈濒:听adam.eagle@lifescapeproject.org
Telephone number: 07814 991 892
Warwickshire County Council
Date of designation: 2 May 2024
Areas of expertise: natural environment and heritage conservation
Type of organisation: local authority
Shire Hall
Warwickshire County Council
CV34 4RL
Email: naturalcapital@warwickshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01926 418 060
Westcountry Rivers Trust
Date of designation: 26 September 2024
Areas of expertise: natural environment
Type of organisation: registered charity
Rain Charm House
Kyl Cober Parc
Stoke Climsland
Cornwall
PL17 8PH
Email: covenants@wrt.org.uk
Telephone: 01579 372 140
Westmorland and Furness Council
Date of designation: 26 September 2024
Area of expertise: natural聽environment and heritage conservation
Type of organisation: local authority
Planning 2
Voreda House
Portland Place
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7BF
贰尘补颈濒:听Fergus.McMorrow@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Telephone: 01768 212 111
Wokingham Borough Council
Date of Designation: 09 January 2025
Area of expertise: natural environment and heritage
Type of organisation: local authority
Civic Offices
Shute End
Wokingham
RG40 1BN
Email: ecology@wokingham.gov.uk
Built.Heritage@wokingham.gov.uk
Telephone: 0118 974 6000