Goldcrest Land & Forestry Group | Chartered Land & Forestry Agents
Publications & Research
An archive of research publications and reports on the topic of forestry, valuations, land use, natural capital, carbon and other related news.
9 May 2025
• Jon Lambert
• 3 mins
Rare opportunity to buy timberland forest with carbon credits offers ideal natural capital investment opportunity. An exceptional commercial forest with carbon credits in Carmarthenshire has come to the market – providing a potentially “ideal scenario” for responsibility, integrity and returns, according to a leading UK forestry agent.
25 March 2025
• Emily Moore
• 2 mins
For sale: beautiful mixed woodland with cabin potential and stunning west coast views. A picturesque 130-acre mixed woodland close to the popular west coast village of Plockton has come to the market. Strathellen Wood is rich in biodiversity and wildlife, offers stunning sea views towards the Isle of Skye and the Torridon hills and has potential for a cabin hideaway. It is on the market for offers over £325,000 with Goldcrest Land & Forestry Agency.
3 December 2024
• Emily Moore
• 3 mins
Forestry worth almost £100m was listed for sale last year in a market characterised by tight supply and buyer caution, according to a new industry report. The UK forestry industry has proved resilient in 2024, despite facing economic challenges. According to The UK Forest Market Report 2024, produced by BSW Group’s Tilhill Forestry, and Goldcrest Land & Forestry Group, the market remains strong, driven by demand for high-quality assets, stable timber prices, wider natural capital projects and a positive medium-term outlook for wood being used as a substitute for high carbon materials.
29 July 2024
• Jock Galbraith
• 2 mins
A mystical private island off Skye with the remains of a sixth-century chapel built by St Columba has come to the market. The sale of Fladda-Chuain, an unspoilt and uninhabited 27-hectare island rich in myth and legend, offers an extremely rare opportunity for buyers looking for the romance associated with the Scottish islands. Fladda-Chuain, now for sale for offers over £190,000 through GOLDCREST Land & Forestry Group, translates as “Flat Island of the Ocean”.
11 June 2024
• Jon Lambert
• 3 mins
Loch Lomond’s Cashel Estate has come to the market, providing a rare opportunity to purchase a wonderfully located 1200-hectare conservation area rich in stunning ancient and native woodlands. Lying close to the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, Cashel also offers diverse natural capital assets including peatland, mixed ecosystems, biodiversity and carbon storage. Additionally, it includes an occupied farmhouse with outstanding views over Loch Lomond and the right to launch a boat on the loch. The estate is for sale for £4,085,000 as a whole or in five lots.
20 February 2024
• Jon Lambert
• 3 mins
Jon Lambert, partner of GOLDCREST Land & Forestry Group, has voiced concerns about separating credits from the carbon-sequestering trees that generated them and called for corporations, investors and individuals to buy – and take responsibility for – the land asset itself. Advocating keeping the land, trees and credits together in one package, he said he had become increasingly concerned about the concept of separating carbon credits from land and the trees growing on it.
20 October 2023
• Jock Galbraith
• < 1 min
A secluded reservoir and woodland which has planning permission approved to build an off-grid waterside cabin has hit the market for offers over £129,000. The Den of Ogil reservoir and woods which spans 34.15 acres lies 1.5 miles south of Glengoil in Angus. The historically important site was formed in 1880 by the construction of two embankment dams and was previously used to supply the public in Forfar and the surrounding area with water.
14 August 2023
• Jon Lambert
• 2 mins
A substantial block (193.27Ha / 477.57 acres) of mixed woodland in North Staffordshire has been launched to the market. Close to Cannock Chase, Maer Hills is described as being of a type rarely offered to the private market in the English Midlands. “The majority of woodlands of this size in the Midlands are under public ownership, it is rare for a forest of this size, quality, composition and character to be offered to the private market.”
The professional team at GOLDCREST Land & Forestry Group are all members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and recognised as Registered Valuers with one member a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters.