...address its residual emissions by compensating for them in the future. To do this, they can buy credits from Woodland Carbon Code or Peatland Code projects, with one credit from...
...the Woodland Carbon Code have created over 8,200ha of woodland, predicted to sequester 3.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. So what is the Woodland Carbon Code? The Woodland Carbon Code,...
...of novel experiments have been initiated in a mixed spruce forest in central Denmark where the beetle occurs naturally. Artificial pheromone lures are being used to attract beetles to both...
...tool also includes 100-year estimates for how much carbon they could capture through a proposed woodland creation site, using figures and methods from the Woodland Carbon Code. The WCC is...
...timber from the ownership of commercial woodlands is also exempt from income and corporation tax under Woodlands Relief the value of woodland can be exempted from inheritance tax 5. Diversify...
...fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (initially known as Chalara fraxinea). I was particularly struck by a series of time-lapse photographs from Denmark showing two trees by a park bench – one dying,...
‘Pink tag’, one of our most observed beavers on the River Otter (she is quite the performer!) feeding on willow bark near Otterton. (M.Symes Devon Wildlife Trust) Matt Holden is...
...where carbon is stored. The Forestry Commission is lending its expertise to the Programme through its experience with the Woodland Carbon Code (WCC). Since 2011, the WCC has supported the...
...generation. This has made it riskier for a farm business to do one thing very well. And while being a ‘jack of all trades’ may be better than the master...
...years it has adapted to changing times, diversifying land use to support long-term nature and landscape recovery. One of our key goals was to generate income from sustainable timber production...
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