A 2,200-hectare Argyll forest overlooking Loch Fyne has come to the market for offers over £29 million.
The sale of Glen Shira Forest is said to offer a "rare opportunity" to purchase a high yielding, sizeable commercial conifer forest with a mixed age structure at a time when the market is "hungry for stock".
Jon Lambert, partner at selling agent Goldcrest Land and Forestry, said: “Improving timber prices and continued appetite for forestry underpins the market which will lead to competitive bidding for attractive well-priced properties.
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“Glen Shira Forest is the largest commercial forest to come to the market in the UK in 2023. It has extensive areas of mature timber ready for felling alongside much younger crops, providing a large age profile that will produce regular income in the years to come.
“The area has a wonderful pedigree for commercial timber production and we are confident that the property will attract significant interest from the marketplace.”
Glen Shira Forest also benefits from an extensive, good-quality internal forest road network and proximity to timber processors via agreed timber transport routes and the seaports of Ardrishaig and Campbeltown.
It is one of several forests Goldcrest is bringing to the market this spring, including farmland, native planting schemes, broadleaf woodlands and other commercial conifer plantations.
The agency has also launched Inverneill Hill Forest, a compact, second-rotation commercial conifer forest, largely made up of Sitka spruce, on the Mull of Kintyre peninsula. Located in an area of stunning natural beauty, it extends to 98.29 ha and is on the market for offers over £995,000.
Jon added: “Timber prices are firming up, after some softening in the last six months, with expectations of improved pricing through the spring and summer. The supply of forestry properties has been limited in the past three to four months but demand continues. Both these factors are important in strengthening the market."
For further details please contact Goldcrest on 0131 378 6122 or visit www.goldcrestlfg.com.
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