2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council use peat-free compost or soil in all landscaping and horticulture?

Question code
5.1
Section
Biodiversity
Topic
Peat-Free
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Criteria met if the council has stopped using peat in soils in all landscaping and horticulture, such as parks and council properties. A statement that the council has stopped using peat compost or soil on their website or biodiversity strategy will be sufficient to meet the criteria.

Clarifications

nan

Question performance by council type

Points distribution county councils

0 points

16 county councils

1 point

5 county councils

Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.

Rising and falling county councils

44
councils scored higher in 2025
11
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence county councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Devon County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Norfolk County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Staffordshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Suffolk County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Worcestershire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Cambridgeshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Derbyshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Sussex County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Essex County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Gloucestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hampshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hertfordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Kent County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Lancashire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Leicestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Lincolnshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Nottinghamshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Oxfordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Surrey County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Warwickshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
West Sussex County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found