Goldcrest Land & Forestry Group | Chartered Land & Forestry Agents
The UK Forest Market Report 2026
Estate Forestry
Overview
Join us in London UK on 2nd December 2026 for the launch of the UK Forest Market Report 2026 – Estate Forestry: Managing for Value, Resilience and the Long-Term. Now in its 28th year, the UK Forest Market Report returns to London for an afternoon of market insight, expert discussion and networking with landowners, investors and forestry professionals.
Hosted by Tilhill Forestry and Goldcrest Land and Forestry Group, this year’s event will explore Estate Forestry, looking at how woodlands can be managed as part of a wider estate to deliver long-term commercial, environmental and generational value.
What to expect
The afternoon will explore:
- the latest UK forestry market activity and investment trends
- what good estate forestry looks like in practice
- how productive woodland can support wider estate objectives
- balancing timber, resilience, biodiversity and long-term value
- the importance of active, professional woodland management
- the decisions shaping the forests and estates of the future
Who should attend?
The event is designed for forestry and land investors, estate owners and managers, private woodland owners, rural professionals and forestry professionals.
Whether you already own forestry, manage woodland as part of a wider estate or are considering investment in the sector, the event offers a valuable opportunity to hear from experienced practitioners and understand the trends influencing forestry today.
Join us in London
This year’s Forest Market Report launch will take place exclusively in London at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and online.
Join us for an afternoon of market insight, estate forestry expertise and conversation with some of the people helping shape the long-term future of UK forestry.
Register for in-person or online tickets.
All attendees will be added to the Tilhill and Goldcrest mailing lists to receive livestream access and a digital copy of the report post-event.
Click the button here to get your complementary tickets.
Where: London UK – Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
When: Wednesday, 2nd December 2026
Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm
2:00pm – Doors open, registration and refreshments
2:30pm – UK Forest Market Report 2026 launch and presentations
4:00pm – Networking and refreshments
Guest Speakers
Xander Mahony
Head of Forestry Investment, Tilhill Forestry
Xander leads Tilhill‘s Forestry Investment team. He is based in the Yorkshire office and advises clients on land and forestry acquisitions across the UK. Xander brings broad investment knowledge from working in the European and Asian stock markets, and venture capital in Silicon Valley. He also has experience working in government, and the non-profit sector, and has completed all three levels of the CFA program.
Jon Lambert
Head of Forestry Investment, Tilhill Forestry
Jon Lambert is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Registered Valuer for rural property.
Based in Edinburgh, Jon brings three decades of experience adding value to rural assets, be it for disposal or long term hold. His strengths lie in brokerage and asset management of woods, forestry, residential estates and renewable energy assets.
He manages the niche, experienced team at Goldcrest Land & Forestry Group and is determined to provide a nimble high quality service. He has acted for clients disposing of over a billion pounds worth of forestry assets in the UK.
Geraint Richards
MVO OBE FICFor
Geraint Richards is the Head Forester to His Majesty The King. For nearly 30 years he was responsible for the management of the trees, woodlands and forests across the Duchy of Cornwall’s extensive landholding (when His Majesty was Duke of Cornwall) and now is involved with the Duchy of Lancaster and other estates associated with His Majesty The King.
Geraint graduated in 1992 with a degree in Forestry from Bangor University in North Wales and then worked for four years for the Forestry Commission before taking up his initial position with the Duchy of Cornwall. Geraint is also involved with a wide range of tree-related organisations and initiatives, both nationally and internationally.
Geraint was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in 2017 and, in 2019, he was awarded the Royal Forestry Society’s Gold Medal for distinguished services to forestry. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters and was its President from 2023 – 2025.
Geraint was awarded an OBE for services to Forestry in 2025. Geraint was also the High Sheriff of Cornwall from 2025-26 and is now the President Elect of the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association.
Jemima Letts
MICFor, FRSA
Jemima Letts is Forestry Manager for the Chatsworth Estate, responsible for the management and stewardship of 1,600 hectares of woodland and all trees across the Estate’s 14,000-hectare landholding. Her role spans forestry, arboriculture, biomass operations, woodland creation, and forestry consultancy.
Jemima is a graduate of Bangor University with a BSc (Hons) in Forestry, the youngest individual to achieve Chartered status with the ICF and is also a Fellow of the RSA, a Forestry Commission Woodland Ambassador and a Professional Ambassador for the RGS. Jemima is passionate about promoting the value of forestry and encouraging the next generation of environmental professionals.