The Woodland Trust Woodland Carbon Scheme
The Woodland Trust is the country’s largest woodland conservation charity with five decades of experience in protecting, restoring and creating UK woodland. In order to assist with the funding of their work they have established their own Woodland Carbon Scheme to enable companies in the UK to capture greenhouse gas emissions by helping it to create new native woodland in the UK, which in time will absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
They plant millions of trees across the UK, on their own estate and other private land, selecting the most appropriate species at the correct densities in the areas where they will make the most significant impact to deliver the best possible outcomes for both climate and biodiversity. As a result, they are able to help businesses go above and beyond the usual climate commitments, taking into account whole ecosystems, landscapes and catchments for the long term, locking up carbon and creating habitats for wildlife.
We have committed to donating to this scheme on on-going basis to offset our annual volume of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2023 this equated to the planting of over 2,000 native trees in the UK which have the potential to absorb in excess of 500 tonnes of carbon dioxide throughout their lifetime.
For further information on the work of the Woodland Trust and their nature-based Woodland Carbon scheme click here.
