Publications & Research

An archive of research publications and reports on the topic of forestry, valuations, land use, natural capital, carbon and other related news.

21 February 2022
• Fenning Welstead
2 mins
We are delighted to announce that GOLDCREST Land & Forestry Group is Tilhill 's partner of choice for the 2022 publication and launch of The UK Forest Market Report. The report is considered to be the most comprehensive publicly available record of forestry transactions in the UK.
Oliver Thompson and Hayden Morrison added to our forestry team
8 February 2022
• Emily Moore
2 mins
GOLDCREST Land & Forestry Group has expanded its national team with the appointments of Hayden Morrison, who joins as Senior Investment Forester at the firm’s Scottish office and Oliver Thompson as a Chartered Forestry Agent, based in Cheshire and covering all of England and Wales.
20 December 2021
• Jon Lambert
2 mins
Scottish commercial forestry is more sought-after than ever in 2021. Since November, prices have escalated from a steady £70/T for standing crop to well over £100/T – and as much as £135/T in one recent case in Southern Scotland.
16 November 2021
• Jon Lambert
2 mins
SCOTTISH forestry estates have been put up for sale with a total price tag of more than £30 million as the drive to cut carbon dioxide emissions stokes interest in the sector. Goldcrest Land & Forestry is seeking offers over £34m in total for seven estates in areas stretching from the Scottish Borders to Angus.
4 October 2021
• Jon Lambert
2 mins
A stunning area of Inverness-shire land rich in natural capital has come to the market. Saddle Hill, a 1200-acre (486ha) property comprising open heather moorland and Caledonian pine trees will appeal to investors trying to fulfill environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) responsibilities.
9 September 2021
• Jon Lambert
< 1 min
More than 2,500 hectares of forestry – and land suitable for planting – worth more than £34 million is coming to the market in GOLDCREST Land & Forestry’s Autumn Launch, adding to a bumper year for the forestry industry with UK-wide figures expected to top £300m.
10 August 2021
• Fenning Welstead
< 1 min
A small island in the Summer Isles archipelago, Càrn Deas, is connected by a shingle spit to Càrn Iar and Càrn Beag, also uninhabited. The island benefits from a breath-taking landscape and has staggering views of the neighbouring islands and the Outer Hebrides to the west.
10 July 2021
• Jon Lambert
< 1 min
A forest extending to almost 800 hectares in the Scottish Borders has come to the market for offers over £18 million. Priesthaugh Forest, at Teviothead near Hawick, is a productive commercial conifer forest with strong yield classes and extensive mature timber ready for harvesting.

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