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UK Cross Sector Outlook 2025: Rural
"Kelly Hewson-Fisher explores the ongoing advantages of investment in land and how the diversity of land use can aid and support multiple needs."
agriculture and forestry
Tagged Articles
Tree planting targets and performance
"While it is unlikely that UK tree planting targets will be met, there is a renewed appetite for woodland creation"
Adapting to climate change
"The effects of climate change mean landowners need to start adapting to its inevitable consequences"
Spotlight: The Forestry Market
Contains 2 articles"In this Spotlight, we report on the performance of the UK forestry investment market during the 2023 forest year (1/10/22–30/9/23). We review the targets and incentivisation for tree planting and focus on the impacts, mitigation and risk of climate change on the UK’s forests and woodlands"
UK Cross Sector Outlook 2024: Rural
"Kelly Hewson-Fisher discusses the opportunity farmland poses as a solution to environmental challenges and a source of long-term capital growth for investors"
Spotlight: The Farmland Market – 2021
Contains 2 articles"Farmland supply remains at a record low, but encouraging market activity saw farmland values edge higher"
Spotlight: The Farmland Market
Contains 4 articles"Land use at home and overseas is heading for significant changes – diversity and quality will underpin performance"
The farmland market 2018
"Muted average value growth and significant price variations characterised the market last year"
Current agricultural land use in the UK
"The total agricultural area in the UK is around 17.6 million hectares, with an additional 3.2 million hectares covered by woodland and forests. The agricultural area, excluding woodland, accounts for 72% of the total area of land"
Could a third of UK land area change use by 2050?
"Our map illustrates the potential area of land needed for agricultural production in 2050 and the areas that might be ‘released’ from current land uses and available for alternative uses"
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