Record £205m invested in UK forestry market in 2020
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A record £205.5m was invested in the UK forestry market in the year to 30 September 2020, according to the latest Savills Spotlight report.
Up from £119m the previous year, the figure shows that interest in the sector is continuing its long-term growth.
As well as the traditional market drivers of capital asset appreciation and rising timber prices, evolving policy and action around the sustainability agenda has highlighted forestry as both a financial and environmental investment, the report said.
Compared to 2019, there was a 50% rise in the number of acres traded in the 2020 forest year, to 50,340 acres.