Forestry Investment Has Been Hailed as a Great Way of Securing a Strong Return

In the modern era of financial uncertainty, forestry investment has been hailed as a great way of securing a strong return by the latest Forest Market Report 2011. Carried out by property consultants Savills alongside woodland specialists UPM Tilhill, the report shows that the value of investing in timber has soared to an average of £4, 650 per stocked hectare. This is up from just £1, 174 on the previous year. Coniferous standing timber prices were just one of many reasons behind the price hike, with Forestry Commission data indicating that prices had risen 70 per cent in the five years leading up to September 2011 Speaking to This is Money, Jonathan Henson, director at Rural Savills, said: "Forestry, often seen as a safe investment in uncertain times, is proving to be a phenomenal option in the context of the ongoing financial crisis. " Latest Timber Index figures showed prices were up 21 per cent in the year leading up to March. Source: kms.ee