Goldcrest Land & Forestry Group | Chartered Land & Forestry Agents
Publications & Research
An archive of research publications and reports on the topic of forestry, land use, natural capital and other forestry news.
26 July 2023
• Jon Lambert
• 2 mins
GOLDCREST Land & Forestry Group is delighted to present an opportunity for nature enthusiasts and development investors with the marketing of Ffos Las Woodland - a 89.99-hectare (222.37-acre) young native woodland nestled in the picturesque landscapes of South Wales. The property neighbours Ffos Racecourse and gives an investor an opportunity for long term development. The property is marketed for sale at a guide price of £700,000.
12 March 2023
• Jon Lambert
• 2 mins
A 2,200-hectare Argyll forest overlooking Loch Fyne has come to the market for offers over £29million. The sale of Glen Shira Forest offers a rare opportunity to purchase a high yielding, sizable commercial conifer forest with a mixed age structure at a time when the market is hungry for stock.
23 November 2022
• Fenning Welstead
• 3 mins
Commercial forestry values have escalated by at least 15% in the past year, according to an industry report launched in Edinburgh today (Nov23). Increasing demand for timber assets driven by net zero ambitions contributed to rising prices in a market characterised by fewer, smaller, but higher value sales in 2022 as Scotland “spearheaded the charge for economic forestry” with an 84% share of UK commercial forestry sales.
31 October 2022
• Fenning Welstead
• < 1 min
The annual UK Forest Market Report (FMR) produced in partnership with Tilhill, provides an in-depth study of the UK commercial forestry and woodland investment market, from the perspective of both buyers and sellers. It has been produced since 1998 and is considered to be the most comprehensive publicly available record of forestry transactions in the UK. Please join us for the event held on the 22nd and 23rd of November 2022.
1 October 2022
• Fenning Welstead
• < 1 min
Outstanding £6.5m Northumberland forest for sale – or lease
An exceptional £6.5m Northumberland forest has come to the market – and those interested can either buy it or lease it. Longheugh Forest is a well located commercial forest that extends to 189ha between Otterburn and Hexham.
4 August 2022
• Fenning Welstead
• < 1 min
£5.5m Welsh forest for sale
A 145-hectare forest in Wales has come to the market for offers over £5.5million. Part of a commercial complex well known for its high productivity, Bryn Forest is a high-yielding, second-rotation Sitka spruce plantation near Tregaron in Ceredigion.
12 May 2022
• Jock Galbraith
• < 1 min
Glengoulandie is an extensive forest estate with young #conifer crops and mixed #broadleaves, is for sale through GOLDCREST Land & Forestry Group.
With impressive views towards majestic Schiehallion, the #estate also includes a large area of stunningly wild open hill, #afforestation opportunities and a high quality #forest road network. Additionally, it benefits from proximity to approved timber routes.
25 March 2022
• Emily Moore
• < 1 min
Our new office address is 18 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7TN, We are thrilled with the arrival of our new meeting room table created by our good friend Rob Goodburn. ‘Retired’ architect Rob who has a fabulous eye for design, detail and all things sustainable, now crafts stunning bespoke furniture to order. Here, the commercial Sitka spruce supports the top created from salvaged elm from an Edinburgh garden.