Soil Carbon Capture

Western Rother Catchment

We are pleased to be working with a selective group of local farmers, across a variety of soil types and land uses so that we may all better understand the environmental value of our soil, how we can best make improvements to it and the impact that has on the Western Rother.

Use the button below to find out more about each of the farms involved in the project.

Host Farms

Project Aims

This exciting project aims to provide accurate measurement, mapping, and interpretation of carbon stocks within the soil with the intention of improving soil health, carbon sequestration and water quality within the Western Rother Catchment.

Measure

Provide accurate measurement, mapping and interpretation of carbon stock

Interpret

Understand the relationship between Soil Organic Matter and carbon stocks

Improve

Build soil health and improve carbon sequestration and water quality through management practice

01 Provide a Basline

Measure current carbon stocks on farms under a variety of different practices and soil types

02 Look Beyond

Understand how much carbon is under 6m margins, wildflower strips etc

03 Scenario Modelling

Demonstarate how slight changes in
farm pracitce can influence carbon capture, soil health and water quality

04 Implement Change

External expertise, shared experience, learning and 1-1 guidance

Project Review

Year 2 - Next Steps

Throughout 2023 and on into 2024, we will be looking more closely at management planning and implementing change across all of our host farms.

Now that we have baseline carbon stocks to work from, we can begin to undrestand how best we can influence changes at individual farm level and as a group.

A further 40 hectares will be broughint into the project in this second year to give us further comparables and broaden the specectrum of the project.

We will be undertaking carbon auditing and have already begun open discussion regarding software solutions for this, in conjunction with ways to monetise natural capital.