Dalmally, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Hawkshaw

Hawkshaw

Hawkshaw is a 26-hectare native broadleaf woodland in the Scottish Borders, managed on a non-intervention basis. It delivers diverse benefits, including rainwater management, biodiversity support, habitat creation, and improved air quality.

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Project highlights

Located near Biggar, adjacent to the River Tweed (SSSI, SAC) in the Scottish Borders, Hawkshaw is managed with a non-intervention approach, which means that once the trees are planted they are left to develop naturally with minimal human interference. Hawkshaw offers crucial environmental benefits to the surrounding area such as improving water quality, stabilizing riverbanks, regulating temperature, and providing a food source for wildlife. The woodland adds ecological diversity to an area otherwise dominated by grazing land and commercial conifer plantations. Beyond its biodiversity role, it supports rainwater interception, improves air quality, and enhances both the landscape and community well-being.

Project stats

  • Trees planted: 44,550 trees planted 
  • TCO2 sequestration (expected over lifetime): 11,491
  • Planted: Spring 2021

Credit Type

Pending Issuance Units (PIUs) - carbon neutrality and net zero claims cannot be made until these credits convert to verified Woodland Carbon Units (WCUs). Please consult our FAQs for more information. 

White Woodland Carbon Code logo with tree and leaf design, symbolising standards for woodland carbon sequestration and management.

Additional Benefits

Aerial view of woodland creation project improving water quality, showcasing natural vegetation and a meandering stream in a restoring landscape.

Improved water quality

Trees can intercept runoff from other land uses that could be potentially harmful to the river system such as fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides, animal waste and silt.
Close-up of pink flowers, creating habitat for biodiversity.

Biodiversity uplift

These projects will increase the amount, and variety, of flora and fauna species in the area.
Peatland restoration project showcasing healthy wetlands, vital for flood mitigation, biodiversity enhancement, and carbon sequestration.

Flood mitigation

By intercepting, slowing, and/or absorbing surface and groundwater, trees help to prevent soil erosion. Healthy peat is believed to have greater soil water storage capacity, slowing the release of stored water.

Habitat corridors and linkage

This project links habitats previously separated by productive land or land less hospitable to wildlife.
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Project details

Technology, mechanism and certifications

This woodland is accredited by the Woodland Carbon Code, a quality assurance standard that is backed by the UK government.

Reduction type

Removal

Project duration

This project’s crediting period is 100 years. Please refer to the Woodland Carbon Code’s website for more details on risk management and permanence criteria.

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goal 15, Life on Land, icon Sustainable Development Goal 13, Climate Action, icon

FAQs

Why did you set the Carbon Club up? What’s its purpose?

The Carbon Club was created by Forest Carbon to offer SMEs and individuals a simple and transparent way to work together for nature. The platform allows us to pool smaller investments so that, together, they cover the costs of a woodland or peatland project.

Who is ‘Forest Carbon’?

We are one of the UK’s most established and experienced woodland and peatland project developers; between 2006 - 2022 we were responsible for 4% of all woodland creation in the UK. We’ve been around since before there was even a standard in place to regulate the sale of carbon credits, so we helped to develop one. You can read more about this on our main site.

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