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Success stories
Explore success story projects to discover key initiatives we’ve helped bring to life. These are projects where we have video content to help showcase their progress and impact, and where our support contributed to getting them off the ground.
This is not the full list of everything we’ve been involved with, but simply those where we’re able to share a richer glimpse into the work. Click through to explore each project and watch their stories.
Bowshiel is a family-led restoration project in Scotland, transforming land back into ancient oakwood. By planting native species, this project is rejuvenating biodiversity, supporting protected species, and creating new green space.

13,312
trees planted
Planted on the edge of Boston, England, this new woodland supports people as much as it supports nature. Expanding the much-loved Boston Woods Trust site, it provides more space for wildlife, local walks, and community connection.

5,440
trees planted
Nestled in the heart of Wales’ Brecon Beacons National Park, Bryn Arw woodland is bringing new life to the Black Mountains. By planting 130,000 native broadleaf trees, this restoration project enhances local biodiversity, connects vital habitats, and plays a significant role in climate change mitigation.

117,400
trees planted
In the heart of the Scottish Highlands, the Cùl Mòr restoration project is helping to bring a landscape back to life. Restoring degraded peatland supports climate action, protects biodiversity, and strengthens a globally and nationally important ecosystem.

75.31
hectares restored
Forest Carbon has been really fundamental in the whole process for us. They've provided us with all of the help and guidance and assistance that we've needed. We'd have been stuck without them, to be honest.
Putting our money where nature needs it
From the start, we’ve been willing to take financial risks to get vital nature projects moving. Long before the UK carbon market was established, we offered upfront payments on completion of planting — before validation — to landowners whose projects had strong potential for impact but needed funding certainty to proceed. This gave them the confidence to press ahead, while we carried the risk. At the time, there were no major corporate buyers, no “natural capital” investors, and no guarantees of success. But nature and communities couldn’t wait. This commitment has helped deliver peatland restoration and woodland creation projects that might never have happened otherwise. Projects like:
If you have a project in mind but can’t afford the upfront costs, get in touch. We may be able to help you make it happen.