Nature market · England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Woodland Carbon Code (selling woodland carbon units)
Register new woodland so you can sell carbon units to buyers on the open market.
- From
- Forestry Commission (UK standard)
- How much
- No price set by government; you agree price with buyers. Pending Issuance Units can be sold after validation; verified units after year 5 and every 10 years.
- Who can apply
- Landowners creating new woodland.
What you’ll need
- Register the project before planting
- Pass the additionality test (grant funding affects this)
- Validation by an accredited body within 3 years of registration
How to apply
- Register with the Woodland Carbon Code before planting
- Plant and validate
- Sell units privately
GOV.UK guide published 22 July 2024 with no prices or minimum area. Government buy-back (Woodland Carbon Guarantee) is closed. Ask your Woodland Officer about combining with EWCO.
Similar schemes
- Forest Carbon (woodland and peatland carbon) OpenForest Carbon LtdDevelops woodland and peatland carbon projects with landowners, certifies them under the UK codes and finds buyers or sponsors to fund planting and restoration.
- Woodland Carbon (buys your woodland carbon) OpenWoodland TrustThe Woodland Trust covers planting costs and buys the carbon units from new native woodland you plant, paying in stages.
- Bidwells LLP (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearBidwells LLPListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
- Brown & Co LLP (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearBrown & Co LLPListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
- CarbonStore (Tilhill) woodland and peatland carbon Open all yearCarbonStore, part of Tilhill ForestryDesigns, plants and manages new carbon woodland and peatland restoration for landowners, registers it under the codes and buys or sells the carbon units.
- Climate Impact Partners (buys/sells UK woodland carbon) Open all yearClimate Impact PartnersCarbon retailer listed by the WCC as a project developer and aggregator that sells woodland carbon units to corporate buyers, so it can buy or market units from your validated project.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2. Always read the official page before you apply.