Did you know?
The average person in the UK is responsible for 11 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year.*
Help lock up carbon with a donation
Your donation will help us protect and care for our woods.
You can help tackle climate change
Capturing and storing carbon from the atmosphere is vital in the fight against climate change. The 1,000-plus woodlands cared for by the Woodland Trust absorb and lock-up many tonnes of carbon each year in trees, shrubs and soils.
By making a donation, you’ll help protect and add to this extensive carbon store, ensuring it continues to absorb emissions, as well as creating natural havens for wildlife and people.
I was looking at ways of reducing my environmental impact and wanted something UK based that I could potentially visit and engage with. It seems to me that doing it with trees is a win-win. It’s not expensive in the grand scheme of things and it’s easy to do.
Carbon donor from Manchester
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Every £100 donated will help us care for enough woodland to capture and store around three tonnes of carbon.
Our woods effectively absorb carbon and need to be maintained and cared for; your donation will help us to continue to do this. Your donation does not support carbon sequestration projects under the UK Woodland Carbon Code and will not generate offsets.
How do trees take in and store carbon?
Woodlands are like great carbon sinks, absorbing atmospheric carbon through photosynthesis and locking it up for centuries. By doing so, they help fight the effects of climate change. Learn more about how trees capture and store carbon in the video below.
See your money in action
Credit: Ed Goodall/WTML
Lost Woods of the Low Weald and Downs
We're bringing life back to the forgotten and fragmented ancient woods in Sussex. Working with partners and the local community, we're transforming the landscape, revitalising traditional woodland skills and providing corridors to reconnect wildlife.
Credit: NERYX / iStock.com
Brynau Farm
We're restoring amazing ancient woodland in the industrial heartland of Wales. We've planted thousands of native trees here, and in all we'll plant 150,000 to buffer and protect the wood, linking it with new hedges while fighting the effects of climate change and purifying the air.
Credit: Jill Jennings / WTML
Snaizeholme
We’re creating new native woodland in the upland landscapes of Snaizeholme in the Yorkshire Dales. With almost 300 hectares of young trees in the ground already, we plan to turn this once barren valley into a rich network of healthy habitats through careful planting and restoration, helping to support threatened species such as red squirrels.
Credit: Phil Formby / WTML
Harrison Woodlands
We’re restoring almost 200 hectares of ancient woodland nestled in the Lincolnshire Wolds, home to rare white admiral butterflies and nesting ravens. In doing so, we’re ensuring carbon will be locked away at Harrison Woodlands long into the future, and that the wildlife has a diverse, resilient ecosystem in which to thrive.
*Based on government figures for UK population and CO2 emissions. These are estimates of ‘footprint’ emissions, the figure most relevant to our personal impact on global emissions of greenhouse gases.