Woodland Carbon Capture
Voluntary woodland projects relate to all or part of an organisation’s carbon footprint. Sometimes woodland carbon capture is done on behalf of the company’s own customer (e.g. The Green Insurance Company’s vehicle policies are sold pre-loaded with CO2 compensation for the policy holder's annual driving emissions.)
The Green Insurance Company at Parkhead - Customer driving emissions
Parkhead is a community access woodland on the edge of West Calder, close to residences and businesses, and is one of several collaborations with the Central Scotland Forest Trust (CSFT). The principle objective of the scheme is to deliver the Central Scotland Forest Strategy of increasing woodland cover within the region. Additional objectives are mitigation against climate change, and biodiversi... read more...
BWOC at Barr Farm - Operational & customer emissions
Validated under the Woodland Carbon Code on 18th January 2012 - project ID 2011/SC/0015. With the support of BWOC the owners of Barr Farm have converted some land to native woodland in order to provide social and environmental benefits. The woodlands will offer opportunities for access and nature study, and in addition its position in an extensive agricultural landsc... read more...
Marks & Spencer at Carronfoot - Customer delivery emissions
M&S has carbon capture woodlands at four small sites on the Buccleuch Queesberry estate, all within a 3 mile radius. These woods will not be felled, and each site includes, in addition, 20% of the area as open ground. Public access to the sites is guaranteed. Planting was completed in April 2006. Below are site locations and site sizes. Merkland 1.52 hectares, grid reference NX 8199Carronfoot ... read more...
The Green Insurance Company at Ardochy - Customer driving emissions
Ardochy - home of TGIC's one millionth tree Validated under the Woodland Carbon Code on 14th November 2011 - project ID 2011/SC/0014. Ardochy is home to The Green Insurance Company's one milli... read more...
Kwik Fit at Topps Wood - Go Green car servicing
Kwik Fit enabled phase one of this project as part of their 'Go Green' car servicing option. The project involved the creation of 20 hectares of new woodland within a 23 hectare site, in order to offer its customers carbon capture as part of a 'green' car service. The planting was phased over 3 years (10 ha in 2009, 5 ha in 2010 and 5 ha in 2011.) The new woodland comprises primari... read more...
Stagecoach at Broxburn - Bus routes in Fife
Stagecoach have five projects in Scotland, totalling over 57 hectares and capturing just under 22,000 tonnes of CO2. The new woodland at Broxburn is on a site extending to 18.64 ha and is located on the outskirts of the town. The planted area (allowing for wayleaves, existing scrub, ancient / historical monuments and designed open ground) extends to 8.16 ha. Forest Carbon has work... read more...
Mears Group at Minsca - Social housing operations
This new native woodland runs along the shore of Torbeckhill Reservoir. The new planting, designed to link up existing wooded areas, has created a significantly enlarged wildlife habitat. The best access point (on foot) can be found about halfway along the road from Waterbeck to Minsca Farm on the left. A vehicle track/footpath, it's just visible, marked on OS Maps as a dirt road just after Ol... read more...
The Green Insurance Company at Kidburngill - Customer driving emissions
This site is on a prominent hill slope close to the Lake District National Park. It offers good visibility from the A5086 Cleator Moor – Cockermouth road and offers full public access.The area was once covered with native woodland of which only a few veteran Oaks and coppiced Alder remain. Within the area is an old quarry containing a badger sett. There is an abundance of woodland wildf... read more...
Marks & Spencer - College Valley
College Valley is owned by the Sir James Knott Trust, the trust founded with the endowment of the North-East industrialist and philanthropist. The intention of the trust in owning and managing the estate is to recreate the local natural landscape, and enable others to enjoy the beauty of the site through free public access. The estate is situated in north Northumberland in the heart of the Cheviot... read more...
BWOC at Harperrig - Operational & customer emissions
BWOC are capturing their own operational emissions, plus 10% of those arising from the fuel they sell to their fuel card customers. This woodland has been created in partnership with the Central Scotland Forest Trust (CSFT), a charity whose aim is to create 34,000 hectares of new, public access, woodland in the degraded central Scotland belt. The Central Scotland ‘Forest’ wi... read more...
The Green Insurance Company at Overkirkhope - Customer driving emissions
The aim of the planting at Overkirkhope is to create some 160 hectares of new native broadleaved woodland in 3 upland valleys and one riparian (riverside) area of the Upper Ettrick area of the Scottish Borders. The three valleys, the Kirkhope Burn, Brockhope Burn and Back Burn, feed into the Ettrick Water, a Special Area of conservation and Site of Special Scientific Interest and an important trib... read more...
Crairieknowe
We have projects for all sizes of business - largest to smallest. We have invested in our own carbon bank projects for small scale carbon capturers - we'll sell that carbon on to you in batches as small as you like and as often or as infrequently as you need. These trees wouldn't be there were it not for partners such as you. Come and join us, and our partners: read more...
The Green Insurance Company at Milton of Mathers - Customer driving emissions
The UK's first ever validation under the Woodland Carbon Code, on 22nd September 2011 - project ID 2011/SC/0005 . The woodland is situated in two small valleys or dens, which meet on the coast at Milton of Mathers, with the southern den being called the Den of Lauriston and the northern den being called the Denfinella. Part of the scheme is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SS... read more...
Sofa.Com at Floors
Sofa.Com's decision to capture the carbon greenhouse gas emissions arising from their office, retail and distribution operations has resulted in the creation of this new woodland near Keith, in Aberdeenshire. In addition to capturing carbon the new woodland will offer improvement and maintenance of soil and water quality, creation and protection of habitat, and landscape enhancement. The trees... read more...