£20m available in eighth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction
Eighth auction confirmed for September 2024 to support woodland creation and help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
Read moreThe User’s Guide to the Woodland Carbon Market
24 May 2023
With the market for WCUs and PIUs still in its relative infancy, CarbonStore is particularly keen to support its healthy evolution by providing a service that is knowledgeable, honest, trustworthy and transparent.
CarbonStore has produced this User Guide, so all parties have a clear understanding of the terminology and the processes involved in the selling and purchasing of woodland generated carbon units.
How can CarbonStore help you?
In partnership with Tilhill, CarbonStore can help you deliver new woodland creation and woodland-based carbon mitigation projects that not only achieves the highest possible standards in carbon offsetting but also offers many widespread benefits which we can all enjoy.
Please contact David McCulloch, the head of CarbonStore, personally either by email (david.mcculloch@carbonstoreuk.com) or by phone (07500 950832).
More news
- £20m available in eighth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction
- Biggest-ever Confor Awards Dinner celebrates leaders of the forestry and wood-using industry
- Webinar: Woodland Carbon – Unlocking an Increasingly Valuable Income Stream
- New housing developments to deliver nature boost in landmark move
- Event: Innovation Zero 2024
Share
Related Content
View all resources 
Biggest-ever Confor Awards Dinner celebrates leaders of the forestry and wood-using industry
Confor announced the winners of the Confor Awards 2024 as part of a ceremony at Surgeons Quarter, Edinburgh in March.
Read more
Webinar: Woodland Carbon – Unlocking an Increasingly Valuable Income Stream
Join CarbonStore for an informative webinar on 9th May 2024 to discuss the Woodland Carbon Code and the opportunities it offers farmers and landowners.
Read more
New housing developments to deliver nature boost in landmark move
In a world first, developers in England are now required to deliver 10% Biodiversity Net Gain when building new housing, industrial or commercial developments.
Read more
Event: Innovation Zero 2024
Innovation Zero is the UK’s largest net-zero congress, taking place on 30 April - 1 May 2024 at Olympia, London, to accelerate the transition towards a low carbon economy and society.
Read more
CarbonStore Prize Honours Excellence in Renewable Energy
A graduate from Edinburgh Napier University has won the CarbonStore Top Performing Student Award for the Renewable Energy Finance and Environmental Law module within the Renewable Energy MSc.
Read more
Helping you Become a Low Carbon Business
We are delighted to bring you a comprehensive guide on how businesses can offset their residual carbon emissions by harnessing the multiple benefits of planting trees in the UK.
Read more
UK leads global action to protect rainforests, cut methane emissions and advance low carbon technologies
UK commits more than £85 million funding at COP28 to tackle deforestation and cut emissions
Read more
Helping you to Maximise your Income from your Natural Capital Assets
CarbonStore has produced this guide to help introduce landowners to the process and potential income through carbon funding from a woodland.
Read more
Improved funding for land managers and farmers to grow more trees
Updates to the England Woodland Creation Offer and Countryside Stewardship schemes will give land managers more flexibility and financial security.
Read more
£2.5 million on offer in latest round of Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund
Farming groups and landowners encouraged to bid for share of £2.5 million Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund.
Read more
The Wider Benefits of Woodland Creation
Woodland creation generates a multitude of other ecological, environmental, social and economic benefits:
Read more
Biodiversity Net Gain moves step closer with timetable set out
Developers in England will be required to deliver 10% “Biodiversity Net Gain” from January 2024 onwards.
Read more
Expansion, Evolution and Improvement: The Market for Woodland Carbon
It has been interesting to watch the free hand of the market work its creative magic across the one for woodland carbon over the past 12 months.
Read more
UK Government supports climate change action in developing countries
The UK will stand as a key ally with developing countries in their efforts to cut emissions.
Read more
Video: “Net zero needs shift to wood construction”
Watch now as ffinlo Costain discusses with David McCulloch the level of shortage we're currently facing in UK timber supplies.
Read more
Nature recovery levelled up for England’s Protected Landscapes
Recovery of nature in England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty is to be accelerated through a package of new measures.
Read more
Funding for UK businesses to cut emissions and transition to a cleaner, secure energy system
New government-backed projects will clean up industrial processes and reduce business energy costs.
Read more
The benefits of farm diversification into Agroforestry
Land use is changing in the UK and the services rendered by our rural landscape will expand dramatically in coming years.
Read more
A Carbon Source, Sink and Store: Explaining Soil Carbon
There is a lot of confusion surrounding terms such as ‘carbon sink’, ‘carbon store’ and ‘carbon source’. These three terms are neatly illustrated during a woodland’s life cycle.
Read more
UK among first countries to back new nature recovery fund
During the Global Environment Facility assembly in Canada, the UK announced it would stand among the first countries to contribute to the newly launched Global Biodiversity Framework Fund.
Read more
Thousands of trees to be planted in the UK to mark the Coronation
New £2.5 million tree planting fund to enable local authorities to create green spaces and connect communities with nature as a reminder of the Coronation.
Read more
AI to help UK industries cut carbon emissions on path to net zero
New artificial intelligence (AI) solutions will accelerate industrial decarbonisation across the country, with nearly £4 million in government funding for green innovations.
Read more
Podcast: Sustainable Forestry – Bringing the roots together
Heather Dinwoodie meets with David McCulloch, Head of CarbonStore at Tilhill, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of woodland creation and sustainable forest management.
Read more
The Business Case for Buying Woodland Carbon Credits
So, your business has calculated its carbon footprint, and reduced its emissions as much as possible, but what plans have you got in place to tackle your residual carbon emissions?
Read more
Top Student Award for Evaluating Environmental Sustainability
A Graduate from Cranfield University has won the CarbonStore Top Student Award after achieving the highest mark on the ‘Evaluating Environmental Sustainability’ module within the Environmental Management for Business MSc.
Read more
£80 million boost for UK businesses to help combat carbon emissions
Businesses across the UK have received a share of over £80 million government funding to ditch costly fossil fuels for cleaner alternatives.
Read more
New investment in peat to help combat climate change
The government has announced new investment and actions to improve lowland peat and reduce carbon emissions, improving resilience to drought and supporting farmers.
Read more
Awards honor excellence in forestry and farming at the ‘Tree Oscars’
Farming and forestry were at the centre of the Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2023 with top honours going to a young farmer and a new commercial woodland.
Read more
Sustainable tree planting for carbon sequestration, biodiversity and timber production
Tilhill and CarbonStore, working closely with the landowner, designed and implemented the woodland creation plan, which was sympathetic to the landscape and offered many benefits to biodiversity.
Read more
Business Property Tax Relief for Woodland and Peatland Carbon Projects
The government’s consultation currently underway exploring the tax treatment of environmental land management and ecosystem service markets is therefore not only inevitable but long overdue.
Read more
Investment to boost community tree cover across parts of England
Projects will test new ways to increase tree cover and strengthen biosecurity, helping to mitigate the effects of climate change and meet the government’s 2050 net zero ambitions.
Read more
Climate change hub launched for forestry sector
New online Climate Change Hub centralises information on forestry and climate change adaptation.
Read more
Dates announced for Seventh Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction
Farmers and land managers across England are encouraged to apply for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme ahead of the seventh auction
Read more
Nature-based solutions receive major funding to test carbon capture methods
Six nature-based solutions projects will receive funding to research how nature-rich woodlands, grasslands, wetlands and urban habitats take up carbon
Read more
New tree-planting funds available to communities to boost nature, health and wellbeing
Over £14 million will be available which allow both local authorities and community groups to access funds for new tree-planting projects
Read more
McLaren and CarbonStore unite to unpack a sustainable future
Port Glasgow based company McLaren Packaging has invested in planting a second Scottish woodland, removing 6,000 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere through the duration of the project.
Read more
New Framework to help create nature-rich towns and cities announced
Natural England guidance will create nature-rich towns and cities, helping millions realise the benefits of accessing nature
Read more
Ambitious roadmap for a cleaner, greener country
Five-year delivery plan to restore nature and improve the environmental quality of the air, our waters and our land
Read more
Farmers are central to food production and environmental action
Government speeds up Sustainable Farming Incentive roll-out with new sets of paid actions to support food production and environmentally responsible farming.
Read more
Climate at the Heart of Scotland’s ‘Tree Oscars’ in 2023
Scotland’s ‘Tree Oscars’ return for 2023 after a hugely successful 2022 and with climate change and sustainable forest management at their core.
Read more
Woodlands provide over £400m annually in flood resilience
Woodlands worth over £400m million annually in protecting communities from flooding, new research reveals
Read more
Achnahatnich, a Unique Carbon Opportunity
CarbonStore is pleased to present an exciting new and diverse regeneration project, situated in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland.
Read more
How can your tree planting project link to Sustainable Development Goals?
These goals define the priorities and objectives for sustainable development initiatives, such as woodland creation, around the world.
Read more
Economic value of the UK’s individual trees revealed for first time
Trees planted outside woodlands are worth over £3.8 billion, groundbreaking research published by Forest Research and Defra reveals
Read more
Funding boost for country’s woodlands and timber industry
£20 million funding will improve tree planting stocks, woodland resilience, domestic timber production and accelerate tree planting across England.
Read more
CarbonStore Prize Honours Excellence in Environmental Sustainability
A graduate from Edinburgh Napier University has won the CarbonStore Top Performing Student Award.
Read more
First ever UK woodland natural flood management guide published
Advice in the new UK Forestry Standard Practice Guide includes how woodland creation and management can reduce flood risk.
Read more
Webinar: Helping your business reach net zero through UK nature-based solutions
Has your business thought about planting home-grown trees in the UK to sequester your residual carbon emissions but you don’t know how to push the project forwards?
Read more
Supporting the Woodland Carbon Market
The Woodland Carbon Code can be complicated, but the development of the woodland carbon market also represents the evolution of a new and significant trend.
Read more
Sale of horticultural peat to be banned in move to protect England’s precious peatlands
The sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector will be banned by 2024 to protect peatlands and the natural environment.
Read more
How restoring Wales’ bogs is improving water and wildfire security during dry weather
A new Natural Resources Wales report highlights how action to restore the degraded peatland of Wales accelerated at record pace during 2021/22 – even surpassing expectations.
Read more
CarbonStore Webinar: The best in UK nature-based solutions
The webinar will outline the fundamental principles of nature-based solutions, focusing particularly on woodland creation.
Read more
Woodland Carbon Update – August 2022
August 2022 Woodland Carbon Update, including more information about the changes to additionality rules, and future trends in the market.
Read more
New report analyses CO₂ uptake by different types of woodlands
A new report analysing CO₂ uptake by forestry shows that a diverse range of woodland types can all make a significant contribution over a 100 year period.
Read more
CarbonStore Rewards Outstanding Sustainability Student
A Graduate from Cranfield University has won the CarbonStore Top Student Award after achieving the highest mark on the ‘Evaluating Environmental Sustainability’ module.
Read more
New fund opens to accelerate tree planting
Almost £8 million has been allocated for local authorities to train and employ new staff - building local capacity to plan and deliver new woodlands.
Read more
Woodland projects across England to receive funding for jobs, training and increasing tree cover
Funding will support projects which are expanding woodland cover, providing jobs and addressing the forestry sector’s skills shortage, and increasing access to nature
Read more
What Exactly is CO₂e?
In practice, there are seven greenhouse gases (GHG) which the Kyoto Protocol identified as contributing to global warming. Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) is the most prevalent, accounting for 80% of GHG emissions.
Read more
UK to lead the way in climate and sustainability education
The Department for Education has launched its Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy which includes the launch of a new natural History GCSE.
Read more
The Woodland Carbon Code: An Introduction
Launched by the Forestry Commission in 2011, it is operated by Scottish Forestry, the science underpinning its calculations has been developed by Forest Research and it is backed by the UK government.
Read more
Delivering on the Environment Act: new targets announced and ambitious plans for nature recovery
New, long-term environmental targets have been announced by the government. The proposed targets are a cornerstone of the government’s Environment Act which passed into law in November last year.
Read more
BSW Sees More Trophies than Wood with Multiple Award Wins
BSW Group was presented with the Carbon Reduction Award (facilitated by CarbonStore) Selco pledged to plant over 100,000 trees across 100 acres at a site situated in the Scottish borders.
Read more
£10 million to provide long-term income for woodland creation with fifth auction of Woodland Carbon Guarantee
Scheme gives land managers the option to sell Woodland Carbon Units to the Government at a guaranteed price protected against inflation.
Read more
The UK Government’s Targets for Woodland Creation
With the government legally committed to achieving net zero emissions in the UK by 2050 and simultaneously conscious of the wider societal challenges, its 2019 manifesto also committed it to planting 30,000 hectares across the UK by 2025
Read more
CarbonStore Sponsors Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2022 Climate Change Award
This exciting Award aims to celebrate leading examples of Scottish forests and woodlands, which have an important role in mitigating or adapting to climate change or sharing information or education.
Read more Woodland Carbon Update – Jan 2022
What were the major milestones in 2021 and can we learn anything from them about what lies in store for 2022?
Read more
Government unveils plans to restore 300,000 hectares of habitat across England
The new schemes will support nature recovery and climate action by rewarding farmers in their local area, alongside sustainable and profitable food production.
Read more
Plans to phase out the use of peat in the amateur horticulture sector
Government seeking views on a ban of the retail sale of peat in horticulture by end of this Parliament
Read more
Scotland’s ‘Tree Oscars’ back with renewed climate focus
The premier awards for forests and woods in Scotland are back for 2022 after a highly successful 2021 saw winners ranging from a tiny nursery school to the country’s largest landowner
Read more
Environment Agency Helps Industry Reduce Carbon Emissions to Fight Climate Emergency
Climate Change Agreements scheme delivers reduction in emissions of 6.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent during 2019 and 2020.
Read more
Productive Woodlands Must Play a Central Role in the Government’s Tree Planting Ambitions
Recent analysis by Forest Research, the Forestry Commission’s world-renowned research division, has highlighted an important shortcoming in the assumptions which underpin the current approach in calculating sequestration volumes by different types of woodland
Read more
Mental health benefits of visiting UK Woodland’s estimated at £185 million
Visits to the UK’s woodlands boosts mental health and is estimated to save £185 million in treatment costs annually, a landmark report published by Forest Research finds
Read more
Factors Influencing Prices for Woodland Carbon
The forestry market has seen a record-breaking year, with average values more than double what they were three years ago.
Read more
CarbonStore sponsors 2021 Landscape Institute Awards
CarbonStore is proud to be a sponsor of the 2021 Landscape Institute Awards.
Read more Woodland Carbon Update – Sept 2021
The Number of Registered Projects Rises Steeply As a fast-evolving industry, the market for woodland carbon continues to be influenced by passing, but significant, winds. As we have noted before, interest in the Woodland Carbon Code has expanded dramatically; demand for PIUs and WCUs has increased but the number of woodlands registered with the Code […]
Read more
Webinar: Helping Sustainability Specialists Meet Net-Zero
Why Woodland Creation Should Be Part of Your Carbon Reduction Strategy as a sustainability manager or analyst
Read more
Making Carbon our Business
CarbonStore is delighted to welcome Michael Fagbohungbe to both the Tilhill and CarbonStore team. His appointment means that the Company can really dig deep into the business of carbon, starting by assessing its own ambitions towards Net Zero as well as reinforcing the CarbonStore team by providing his expert knowledge in carbon offsetting. Michael holds […]
Read more
10 Reasons Why Companies Choose CarbonStore as a Trusted Partner for Carbon Offsetting
CarbonStore presents 10 very important reasons as number one choice for carbon offsetting
Read more Woodland Carbon Update – July 2021
Exploring a fair price for carbon transactions for woodland owner and Selco Builders'Warehouse. Looking at recent pricing trends.
Read more
New Report Examines Bog Breathing to Monitor Peatland Restoration
The report released on #BogDay used satellite technology to look at how these bogs breathe" and how it could help build a better picture of peatland conditions in Scotland.
Read more
Carbon Sequestration – The Basics
Carbon sequestration describes the process in which carbon dioxide (CO₂) is removed from the atmosphere and subsequently stored through biological, chemical, or physical processes.
Read more
CarbonStore Plays Integral Role in Successful PIU Purchase
CarbonStore is delighted to announce the purchase of 8,000 Pending Issuance Units (PIUs)
Read more
Fourth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction dates announced
£10m available from the scheme’s £50m pot for farmers and land managers to create new woodlands to help tackle the effects of climate change. The scheme gives land managers the option to sell Woodland Carbon Units (the carbon captured once the trees have grown), to the government at a guaranteed price protected against inflation. The […]
Read more
Creating Woodlands For Cash, Carbon and Conservation in England
Head of CarbonStore David McCulloch Joins Panel Free Webinar: Tuesday June 22nd – 11am Tilhill, the UK’s leading forestry management company announces the latest in a series of free webinars. The webinar on 22 June will focus on exploring the new funding offer for woodland creation in England. The webinar will take farmers, landowners and […]
Read more Woodland Carbon Update – May 2021
We see signs of infancy across all carbon markets, including the one for woodland carbon. The absence of pricing transparency, which we are keen to rectify, is the most obvious symptom. Meantime, we continue to work hard to address others which we feel are important steps to ensure the healthy development of the market so […]
Read more
FCCWG Webinar -The Importance of Carbon in a Climate Emergency
The Forestry & Climate Change Working Group with CarbonStore The Forestry Climate Change Working Group (FCCWG) present this Workshop Webinar; a free online workshop for forestry practitioners exploring the importance of carbon in a climate emergency. As a result of the UK’s commitment to becoming a Net Zero economy by 2050, carbon sequestration is likely […]
Read more Woodland Carbon Update – March 2021
The outlook for the woodland carbon market appears encouraging. Its regulatory standard, the Woodland Carbon Code, has used the lockdown gainfully to update its rules and guidelines, expand its capacity and widen its recognition among both landowners and companies. With the UK now (slowly) emerging from the lockdown, pressure for a ‘green recovery’ is growing. […]
Read more
Creating Woodlands for Cash, Carbon & Conservation Webinar
Head of CarbonStore David McCulloch joined Tilhill for this informative webinar entitled ‘Creating Woodlands for Cash, Carbon & Conservation’ – Scotland which included three onsite interviews. David answered all carbon related questions from landowners, farmers and industry professionals. Watch the full recording covering: The landowner’s objectives Evaluating the land and farm potential How agriculture can […]
Read more The Importance of Carbon in a Climate Emergency
Free workshop: Tuesday 20th April 11am The Forestry Climate Change Working Group is delighted to announce the launch of a free online workshop for forestry practitioners and will explore the importance of carbon in a climate emergency. As a result of the UK’s commitment to becoming a Net Zero economy by 2050, carbon sequestration is […]
Read more Woodland Carbon Update – Feb 2021
The UK’s woodland carbon market is evolving rapidly. Preliminary enquiries, more substantive indications of interest in buying PIUs, and firm orders for them from companies have all picked up markedly through January and early- February. Similarly, woodland owners are quickly recognising the opportunities from selling their woodland-generated carbon credits. The number of schemes being registered […]
Read more
World Wetlands Day – Restoring a globally important habitat
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) ongoing work to restore a globally important habitat is being celebrated as part of World Wetlands Day (2 Feb). Blanket bog is a type of habitat found on peatland soils in cool, wet upland areas in maritime climates. It covers 23 per cent of Scotland’s land area and is rarely […]
Read more
Webinar: Crafting Nature-Based Solutions for Your Business
This webinar outlines the fundamental principles of nature-based solutions, focusing particularly on woodland creation and peatland restoration.
Read more
The business of net-zero: Natural climate solutions – CLA Podcast
Listen to CLA’s podcast supported by Tilhill. ‘David Attenborough’s recent Netflix documentary did an incredible job making the case that the key to solving climate change is right in front of us: nature. Nature is our biggest ally, inspiration and the best, most cost-effective, shovel-ready technology we have to tackle the climate crisis.’ In this podcast we focus on […]
Read more
CarbonStore Sponsor 2021 Tree Oscars to reward Climate Change Champion
A new Climate Change Champion prize has been added to Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards as the ‘Tree Oscars’ return in 2021. The Climate Change Champion Award, sponsored by CarbonStore, will be chosen by judges from entries to all 2021 Awards categories. All entries can identify and highlight what their project will contribute to tackling climate […]
Read more
The Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions for Your Company and Its Environmental Goals
Webinar: Crafting Nature-Based Solutions for Your Business January 28th 10am What are nature-based solutions? How can they help your organisation? How do they work, in practice? CarbonStore is well equipped to explain. Through Tilhill, we have 70 years’ experience in planting trees and restoring peatlands. Please join us for our free webinar discussing these issues […]
Read more
Capacity Issues in the Woodland Creation Supply Chain: Mitigating the Risks
Appreciation for Natural Capital is gathering momentum. The value of woodland carbon is rising.
Read more Green carbon initiatives join forces to expand the UK market
In the race to tackle climate change and to reach net zero emissions, two key UK-wide carbon markets have joined forces. The UK Woodland Carbon Registry and UK Peatland Code have come together to form the new UK Land Carbon Registry. The new registry aims to create a more accessible ‘one-stop-shop’ for woodland and peatland […]
Read more
CarbonStore and The Woodland Carbon Code – Webinar Recording
CarbonStore, a company providing an open and transparent platform for companies and landowners to buy and sell Woodland Carbon Units is delighted to share this free public webinar dedicated to farmers, landowners and companies. The online event on November 3rd 2020 introduced CarbonStore and outlined the Woodland Carbon Code. The webinar attracted over 240 guests […]
Read more
CarbonStore and The Woodland Carbon Code Webinar
CarbonStore is delighted to share this free public webinar dedicated to farmers, landowners and companies.
Read more CarbonStore and The Woodland Carbon Code – Webinar. 3 November, 10.00 am
CarbonStore is delighted to be announcing a free public webinar dedicated to farmers, landowners and companies.
Read more
The ‘Carbon Skeleton’ of Natural Capital
When considering environmental enhancement, it can sometimes feel as though there are too many variables to juggle or prioritise to make the most significant impact possible with the resources at your disposal.
Read more
Digging into the Details to Maximise Your Income
The intricacies of the Woodland Carbon Code present many potential pitfalls for landowners seeking to capitalise on their newly planted woodland’s carbon sequestration capacity.
Read more
An Insight into Current Prices of Woodland Carbon Units
We market our carbon-related woodland schemes fairly and openly and we charge only a minor commission for arranging the transactions between landowners and companies.
Read more
A Unique Carbon-Offsetting Business Launches Today
A new opportunity launches today for those of us seeking to contribute to a cleaner, greener, low carbon economy. CarbonStore will be utilising its unique partnerships to unite landowners, who are looking to sell woodland generated carbon units, with companies that are keen to offset their carbon emissions. The objective being to provide a woodland-based […]
Read more
Land use: Policies for a Net Zero UK
The report assesses the way we use our land today and the changes required in how we farm and use land in order to deliver the UK Government’s Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050
Read more
Reducing UK emissions: 2020 Progress Report to Parliament
This is the Committee’s 2020 report to Parliament, assessing progress in reducing UK emissions over the past year.
Read more Reducing UK emissions: 2020 Progress Report to Parliament
This is the Committee’s 2020 report to Parliament, assessing progress in reducing UK emissions over the past year. This year, the report includes new advice to the UK Government on securing a green and resilient recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more
UK Woodland Creation in the Past 12 Months: We Still Have a Lot To Do…
On 11th June, the Forestry Commission gave us our annual insight into tree planting volumes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the 12 months from 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020.
Read more
Third Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction now open for applications
Some great news for landowners in England looking to bid on an earlier than expected third auction with the WCaG, with some interesting results from the second auction from June 2020.
Read more
The flight path to net zero
Green Alliance policy insight dated in April 2020 into nature based carbon offsetting by airlines.
Read more
An Auspicious Moment for British Woodlands
The launch of CarbonStore provides sorely needed improvements to the services offered to both landowners and companies in the woodland carbon market.
Read more