8,536 tonnes of CO₂e
Scottish Borders
Selco Builders Warehouse purchased the carbon credits generated by the project. As part of their sustainability journey Selco is addressing their carbon footprint through a variety of projects to be more environmentally friendly, particularly in relation to their transport system.
- 43.16 ha
- The project has planted over 100,000 trees across 43 hectares.
- 8,563 tonnes of carbon over the next 100 years.
- A broad mix of tree species that will grow a valuable crop of timber while also improving the site's ecology.
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17,486 tonnes of CO₂e
Achnahatnich
Situated in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, this ambitious project will use wholly natural and organic processes to enhance and expand Scotland’s ancient Caledonian Forest.
- 170 hectares in the Cairngorms National Park
- Within the North Rothiemurchus Pinewoods SSSI and the Cairngorms Special Area of Conservation
- Aim is to expand the ancient pinewoods and develop a thriving wildlife habitat
- Proceeds used to implement environmental improvements across their in-hand farm
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9,412 tonnes of CO₂e
Hertfordshire
A 27 hectare mixed broadleaf woodland, 50 miles north of central London in the Hertfordshire countryside. The woodland is expected to capture 9,412 tonnes of carbon over the next 75 years.
- A 27 hectare mixed broadleaf woodland in the Hertfordshire countryside
- Expected to remove 9,412 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere over the next 75 years
- Species mix is made up of Alder, Oak, Hornbeam, Silver birch, Wild cherry, Willow, Hawthorn and Poplar
- Woodland expected to harbour a particularly abundant wildlife habitat
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