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Woodland Carbon Code Projects (Wales Only)
Resource ID
f21bd8a8-33fe-11f1-b6df-a26e91ab3252
Title
Woodland Carbon Code Projects (Wales Only)
Date
April 9, 2026, midnight, Publication Date
Abstract
The Woodland Carbon Code is the standard for UK woodland creation projects where carbon is accounted for. It is managed by the Forestry Commission. All projects have to register, and are publicly available on the UK Woodland Carbon Registry, managed by Markit. Once registered, they are validated at the outset and then verified at regular intervals throughout the project to check the amount of carbon sequestered, and that the project is sustainably managed.Woodland Carbon Code projects are expected to be managed in line with their agreed management plan (to ensure the predicted amount of carbon sequestration is realised), and a landowner has the responsibility to ensure future landowners are aware of the commitment of a particular land area to the Woodland Carbon Code, should an area of woodland be sold.This dataset gives the spatial extent of the Woodland Carbon Code projects, along with their current status, species type, and country. The majority of projects also receive a woodland creation grant, but some Woodland Carbon Code projects also include non-grant aided areas, or are not grant aided at all. Woodland Carbon Code statistics are produced quarterly on the last day of March, June, September and December.
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Responsible
Phillipa.Phillipa
Point of Contact
Rickard
jane.rickard@gov.wales
Purpose
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Maintenance Frequency
None
Type
not filled
Restrictions
None
License
Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information
Language
en
Temporal Extent
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Supplemental Information
Data Quality
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Extent
  • x0: 181215.78125
  • x1: 347918.9375
  • y0: 196301.3125
  • y1: 383400.21875
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:27700
Keywords
no keywords
Category
None
Regions
Global