Structuring UK forestry funds

Alistair Campbell looks at the niche forestry investment market and outlines its potential benefits

What are the benefits of investing in forestry? Investment in forestry is perhaps a little out of the ordinary compared with traditional stocks, shares and bonds. However, the prospects for steady, long-term growth are excellent and the UK tax benefits are clear. Investments in forestry also have the benefit that, as a long-term investment, if another recession should come along, it is generally possible to sit out any softness in timber prices for a few years while the crop matures and grows in volume – quite different from agriculture where one generally has to harvest at a particular...