Woodland Trust offers cheaper carbon sequestering

"The price of carbon sequestration has previously been an obstacle to many companies in the UK because of the high cost of land here," said Nick Atkinson, Woodland Trust carbon manager. "However, our partnership with Defence Estates has enabled us to remove land costs from the equation and so reduce the cost to our corporate partners who are so keen to buy into the many environmental benefits which woodland creation brings."

Eurocamp is one business already taking advantage of the lower carbon sequestering costs. To offset its holiday travel emissions, the company has agreed to fund five hectares of the project, which is expected to remove 2,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere.

 
"Carbon sequestration with the Woodland Trust will further enable companies to promote a unique environmental message which resonates really well with customers based in the UK," Atkinson said.

The new trees will help enhance the training facility without costing the Ministry of Defence any money. 

  
"Conservation activity is vital to us. It allows us to run a large estate and retain its natural beauty," said Major Tam Campbell, Range Officer Warcop and Chairman of the Warcop Conservation Group. "We are fortunate to have a very active conservation group and a vast amount of volunteers who we can work with on projects such as this."

Funding from the Area of Outstanding National Beauty North Pennines has provided a crucial £100,000 to help make sure the project is a success.

 
"We strike a careful balance between providing training facilities which our soldiers need and taking care of this beautiful landscape – both for the community which lives here now and for future generations," Campbell said.