Biodiverse Carbon Conservation Bloomfield (Revoked)

Biodiverse Carbon Conservation Bloomfield (Revoked) is an environmental planting project located at the historic 'Bloomfield' grazing property, situated roughly 5km north of Ross and 5km south of Campbell Town in the Northern Midlands of Tasmania. The project was registered in July 2015 and covered a relatively small area of 37.61 hectares within the larger 2,500-hectare estate.

The project operated under the Carbon Farming (Quantifying Carbon Sequestration by Permanent Environmental Plantings of Native Tree Species using the CFI Reforestation Modelling Tool) Methodology Determination 2012. This methodology involves establishing permanent native vegetation on land that was historically cleared for agriculture (typically for at least five years prior). The standard requirement for such projects is to plant local native species at a density sufficient to reach forest cover status, generally defined as achieving greater than 20% canopy cover and a height of at least 2 meters.

The Northern Midlands region is distinct for its dry, sub-humid climate, lying in a rain shadow that results in lower rainfall (often below 600mm annually) compared to the rest of Tasmania. The landscape is characterized by rolling plains and hills with diverse soil types, including black cracking clays and sandy loams derived from dolerite and basalt, which traditionally support high-quality fine Merino wool production.

Notably, this project was voluntarily revoked under section 33 of the CFI Act in August 2017, just two years after registration. The Bloomfield property itself has been owned by the Parsons family for generations and is well-known for hosting "28 Gates Farmstay," a luxury accommodation venture. While the carbon project was intended for native regeneration, public records for the property have occasionally mentioned leasing land for pine forestry, suggesting a diverse approach to land management on the estate.