The Green Insurance Company at Ardochy - Customer driving emissions

 Ardochy - home of TGIC's one millionth tree                                                

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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 millionth tree, all planted in the past four years. This makes TGIC responsible for about 3.6% of all new woodland creation in the UK for that period - a staggering feat. 

The three themes of the Ardochy project are:
1. Carbon lockup;
2. Native woodland corridor linkage;
3. Development of black grouse leks.

The 500 acre new woodland includes a significant area of Caledonian Scots Pine, which is a UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitat.

The ancient semi-natural Birch woodlands at the eastern and western ends of the site are being linked with each other through a substantial planted native woodland corridor. The mature birch trees on the boundary of the scheme provide significant insect feeding to encourage Black Grouse leks (mating grounds) on the site.

  • Trees planted:

  • 300,000 over 199.9 hectares

  • When:

  • Winter 2010 - Spring 2011

  • CO2 captured:

  • 66,546 tonnes over 70 years

  • Species mix:

  • 54% Birch, 27% Scots Pine, Rowan 7%, Oak 3%, other broadleaves 9%