Nature market ยท England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Peatland Code (selling peatland carbon units)
Standard for selling carbon units from peat restoration.
- From
- IUCN UK Peatland Programme (not a government page)
- How much
- Not confirmed from a government page.
- Who can apply
- Land managers restoring peat.
Only for land in peaty soils. The finder checks this for your farm.
How to apply
- See the Peatland Code website
COULD NOT CONFIRM from GOV.UK: the government carbon units guide covers only the Woodland Carbon Code. Status shown is not verified on an official government page.
Similar schemes
- Peatland Code project developers working in England Open all yearVarious (IUCN UK Peatland Programme list): e.g. Forest Carbon, Bidwells, Savills, Strutt & Parker, Tilhill/CarbonStore, Woodland Trust, Fountains Forestry, Land Carbon, Ridge Carbon Capture, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Durham County Council (North Pennines), Duchy of Cornwall, RSPB, Severn TrentDevelopers who run Peatland Code restoration projects for landowners (feasibility, restoration, validation, verification) and help sell the resulting peatland carbon units.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1. Always read the official page before you apply.