Sell your UK woodland or peatland carbon credits

The Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code, in collaboration with Ecosystem Marketplace, have created a UK Carbon Price Index, which publishes the average price of voluntary carbon units in the UK purchased from their projects.

As in other commodity markets, transactions in the UK voluntary carbon market often happen through brokers or retailers, who connect project developers with buyers. Traditionally, most trades have been conducted through private, over-the-counter negotiations. A broker typically purchases credits from the supplier and sells them to an end buyer, adding a commission for facilitating the sale.

While it’s possible to negotiate sales directly without a broker, the process can be complex. Pricing carbon credits isn’t straightforward — prices vary widely depending on factors such as project type, verification status, co-benefits, and market demand. On top of that, structuring sales contracts, managing risks, and understanding the long-term implications all require a solid grasp of the market.

That’s why it’s important to work with experienced, trusted partners. At Forest Carbon, we’ve spent nearly 20 years developing projects, building buyer relationships, and supporting transparent, high-integrity carbon transactions in the UK. Working with a trusted advisor can help ensure you’re making well-informed, credible decisions that deliver lasting impact.

You can’t stack/bundle nature credits at the moment.

Under current frameworks, the wider environmental benefits of woodland creation or peatland restoration are considered to be bundled within the carbon unit itself. When a landowner sells a carbon unit, they are also implicitly selling the associated co-benefits (such as biodiversity or water quality improvements) as part of the overall value. In some projects, these co‑benefits are supported by additional monitoring and quantitative analysis. In others, they remain a qualitative element, forming part of the project’s narrative.

However, work is ongoing to explore how stacking other types of credits, such as biodiversity, soil, water, and social/community inclusion, could be made compatible with the Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code.

The key challenge is ensuring that stacking does not compromise additionality, or the broader integrity of the market. You can learn more about this work on the Woodland Carbon Code website, under section ‘1.6 Additionality’.

We have a combined 55 years of experience in the carbon market industry. Our Founders, Steve and James, helped to kickstart the UK voluntary carbon market and its Codes. Additionally, across the team, we have experience in agricultural trading, finance, farming, forestry, ground gas analysis, teaching, surveying, property development, food security, GHG reporting, and more. To understand more about the skills across the team, visit our Team page.

We pioneered the first carbon-financed woodlands and peatlands in the UK. We helped to develop both the Woodland Carbon Code and the Peatland Code, standards which legitimise the market for woodland and peatland carbon in the UK (read more on ‘Our story’). We remain on the frontline of these markets, are one of the most active retailers of UK credits and continue to push for evolution, resilience, integrity, and practicality.