Over the past 15 years, Forest Carbon has supported the creation of 207 new woodlands, planting 9.75 million trees, which will sequester 2.1 million tonnes of CO2e over the project lifecycle.
We thought you might be interested to see what species we've been planting too. The figures below are as of June 2019. There are more on the way and we'll update at the end of the winter 19/20 planting season. We've also completed the UK's first ever peatland carbon restoration project, over 77 hectares in the Scottish Borders.
| Species | Trees Planted | % of Total | Total CO2 Capture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch | 2,115,910 | 26.1 | 430,443 |
| Sitka spruce
|
1,582,782 | 19.5 | 321,988 |
| Oak
|
975,767 | 12.0
|
198,502 |
| Scots pine
|
944,029 | 11.6 | 192,045 |
| Alder
|
394,381 | 4.9 | 80,230 |
| Rowan
|
363,882 | 4.5
|
74,025 |
| Willow | 272,583 | 3.4
|
55,452 |
| Ash | 266,125 | 3.3
|
54,138 |
| Douglas fir
|
181,462 | 2.2 | 36,915 |
| Other broadleaf
|
136,698 | 1.7 | 27,809 |
| Hazel
|
134,337 | 1.7 | 27,328 |
| Norway spruce | 108,777 | 1.3 | 22,129 |
| Aspen | 99,916 | 1.2 | 20,326
|
| Sycamore | 93,958 | 1.2 | 19,114 |
| Larch | 80,728 | 1.0 | 16,423 |
| Cherry | 76,632 | 0.9 | 15,589 |
| Hawthorn
|
75,854 | 0.9 | 15,431 |
| Western red cedar | 59,578 | 0.7 | 12,120 |
| Holly | 55,426 | 0.7 | 11,275 |
| Juniper | 51,600 | 0.6 | 10,497 |
| Other Conifer | 20,554 | 0.3 | 4,181 |
| Beech | 13,095 | 0.2 | 2,664 |
| Maple | 6,708
|
0.1 | 1,365
|
| Eucalyptus | 2,734 | 0.1 | 556 |
| Total | 8,113,514 |
|
1,650,546 |
