Swallowtail Consulting

What Swallowtail Consulting does

Swallowtail Consulting Ltd is a UK-based, farmer-led natural capital advisory firm founded by Glenn Anderson (a fifth-generation farmer with 20+ years of consulting experience) and Alexander Begg (a soft fruit farmer and former finance partner at The National Trust). The company delivers end-to-end consultancy services spanning feasibility studies, design and planning, natural capital financial modelling, implementation support, Biodiversity Net Gain advisory, carbon market advisory (as a Licensed Wilder Carbon Consultant), nutrient neutrality solutions, natural flood management, and landscape recovery support. Its service portfolio is anchored by the proprietary Carbon + Habitat Tool, a decision-support and valuation framework for comparing land-use pathways across carbon, biodiversity, ecological integrity and eligibility under the Wilder Carbon, Woodland Carbon Code, and Peatland Carbon Code standards.

Name

Swallowtail Consulting

Legal name

Swallowtail Consulting Ltd

Website

https://swallowtail.earth

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Swallowtail Consulting is a UK farmer-led natural capital advisory firm delivering feasibility, design, financial modelling and implementation support for nature-based solutions to landowners, institutional investors, and corporate buyers of environmental credits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Natural Capital Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Assessment / Valuation (EUAHAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK), Carbon Removal Credits Trading (DAC, BECCS, Biochar, Mineralization) (EUAGAIAL)

Keywords

• Natural capital consulting
• Biodiversity net gain
• Carbon credit advisory
• Nature-based solutions
• Environmental consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue from feasibility studies, natural capital financial modelling, design and planning services, and implementation support for landowners, investors, and buyers of environmental credits. Services span from early-stage visioning and scoping through to project financing and on-ground delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Swallowtail is an end-to-end natural capital consultancy that helps landowners, investors, and buyers/off-takers unlock environmental and financial value from land through nature-based solutions. Core offerings include feasibility studies, design and planning services, natural capital financial modelling, and implementation support, delivered across Biodiversity Net Gain, carbon markets, nutrient neutrality, natural flood management, and landscape recovery.

Product overview

Swallowtail Consulting offers a complete turn-key service for natural capital and nature-based solutions, consisting of integrated consulting service modules spanning feasibility studies, design & planning, financial modelling, and implementation support. Their core service portfolio includes Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) services, carbon market advisory (as Licensed Wilder Carbon Consultants), nutrient neutrality solutions, natural flood management, and landscape recovery support. The company serves three client segments—landowners & land managers, investors, and buyers & off-takers—providing end-to-end support from early-stage scoping through to delivery, monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV), and market unit sales. Their offering differentiates through a blended finance approach combining private ecosystem services with public funding sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feasibility Studies

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects typically progress through feasibility and design in 6-18 months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Great YellowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company to Swallowtail providing nature finance and investment expertise, natural capital deal structuring and transaction execution. Great Yellow has an extensive network of institutional buyers and investors for different ecosystem services.
• Wilder CarboncoreTechnology or IntegrationSwallowtail is a Licensed Wilder Carbon Consultant and certified project developer, recognised for experience in delivering high-quality nature recovery projects aligned with Wilder Carbon's rigorous standards and commitment to high-integrity carbon credits.
• WWFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStakeholder partner in the Crown Point Natural Systems Project, contributing to landscape-scale ecological restoration planning alongside Swallowtail and other conservation organisations.
• The Nature ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe world's largest environmental NGO provides thought leadership, advisory and technical support to ensure Swallowtail projects are aligned with conservation best practice. Also a key partner in the Norfolk Water Strategy Programme.
• Water Resources EastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater resource planning experts for the East of England collaborating to deliver nature-based solutions for water security. Key partner in the Norfolk Water Strategy Programme and Crown Point Natural Systems Project.
• Anglian WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK's largest water utility company is a key delivery partner in optimising water-related nature-based solutions to deliver environmental and social prosperity to the Eastern region.
• Norfolk County CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports Swallowtail in delivering regional conservation priorities and is a key partner in the Norfolk Water Strategy Programme.
• Digg & CocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLead landscape and restoration ecologists bringing both design and ecology expertise from conceptual stages to delivery, management and monitoring.
• Norfolk Environmental CreditsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading marketplace for Nutrient Neutrality and BNG credits in Norfolk, key partner in bringing projects to market.
• WMAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides design, technical feasibility, project management and delivery of wetland and riverine projects.
• UKCEHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld-class independent research institute providing specialist technical support and feasibility modelling for landscape-scale projects.
• UEAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrincipal academic research and development partner specialising in biodiversity, hydrology and water, and soil science.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ricardo Energy & Environment: Established UK environmental consultancy with practices in natural capital, biodiversity, and climate policy. A broader incumbent with adjacent advisory offerings to corporates and public-sector clients.
• RSK Group: Large UK environmental and engineering consultancy with capabilities spanning ecology, land management, and environmental due diligence. A broader incumbent offering overlapping nature-based and ecological advisory within a wider services portfolio.
• WSP Environment: Major professional services firm with an established environmental and ecology practice covering biodiversity net gain, ecosystem services, and nature-based solutions in the UK. A broader incumbent with overlapping technical capability.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and environmental consultancy with deep nature, biodiversity, and natural capital practices serving corporates and investors. Overlaps with Swallowtail in nature-based solutions strategy and biodiversity advisory.

Emerging players

• Nattergal: UK-based rewilding and biodiversity credit specialist developing landscape-scale nature recovery projects with investor backing. Comparable as an emerging player in UK biodiversity credit origination and project structuring.
• Agreena: Carbon farming platform enabling European farmers to monetise regenerative practices through verified soil carbon certificates. Comparable in the carbon-from-land management advisory and verification layer.
• Soil Capital: European regenerative agriculture carbon programme working with farmers to measure soil carbon and generate certified carbon credits. Partially comparable to Swallowtail's regenerative agriculture and soil carbon advisory services.

Direct peers

• The Biodiversity Consultancy: International biodiversity advisory firm providing strategy, MRV, and nature-based solutions consulting to corporates and project developers. Closely comparable in offering BNG-style biodiversity advisory and corporate nature strategy services.
• eftec (Economics for the Environment): UK consultancy specialising in natural capital accounting, ecosystem services valuation, and environmental economics. Highly comparable in providing the financial modelling and valuation layer of nature-based project advisory.
• Forest Carbon: UK-based specialist in woodland carbon credits and nature-based solutions project development, working with landowners under the Woodland Carbon Code. Directly comparable to Swallowtail's Wilder Carbon-certified project development and carbon advisory work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swallowtailnaturebasedsolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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