Forestry & Woodland

John Clegg & Co is the specialist forestry & woodland division of Strutt & Parker. Our specialist forestry and woodland management team advise on everything from large-scale commercial conifer forests through to small-scale mixed amenity woodland blocks. We are able to advise on everything from planting and management of woodlands on estates, to improving timber quality, through to felling and the processing of timber ready for sale.

We can also help secure grant funding for the creation and sustainable management of woodland as well as guide landowners on how to manage their commercial woodland to ensure that they qualify for capital gains and inheritance tax exemptions.

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How active woodland management is boosting estate revenues

Landowners and farmers are successfully opening up new revenue streams and accessing valuable government support by bringing woodland on their holdings into active management. Woodlands of any scale and quality are potential revenue generating assets and can achieve good returns. Timber prices across most markets are buoyant and grant aid support for woodland creation and addressing pests […]

Forestry & Woodland
Woodland planting and management

26.02.2024

1 min

Scottish Forestry budget cuts are ‘wrong and misguided’

The news that the Scottish Government has shaved more than £30m from its 2024 forestry budget has come as a blow to the forestry sector and raises important questions about its commitment to climate change mitigation. Scottish Forestry’s budget for 2024-25 has been set at £70.1 million, compared with £103.7 million in 2023-24. The Scottish […]

Environmental
Forestry & Woodland
Woodland planting and management
Scotland
Grants

12.01.2024

3 mins

What is the best type of tree to plant to save the planet?

The question of whether there is a particular type of tree that is best for the environment is one that we get asked quite often and giving an answer, based on strong evidence, is harder to do than you might think. The answer is that it is complicated and that it depends on what you […]

Forestry & Woodland
Environmental

02.01.2024

4 mins

Forestry grants get a boost to encourage tree planting

Two of the main schemes designed to support woodland creation in England have had their funding periods extended in an attempt to make them more attractive to landowners and land managers. It is widely acknowledged that England is behind on its tree planting targets, with the Government having set a goal of increasing tree canopy […]

Forestry & Woodland
Environmental
Woodland planting and management

01.12.2023

3 mins

Exploring the potential benefits of agroforestry

The early autumn Farm of the Future Agroforestry event, hosted by Stephen Briggs, at his farm near Peterborough, and Innovation for Agriculture, gave a useful insight into why farmers might choose to give agroforestry a try, as well as a glimpse of the challenges and lessons learned along the way. There is growing discussion around […]

Farming
Forestry & Woodland
Agronomy

01.12.2023

5 mins

Commercial forestry transactions shrink, but values holding

Activity in the commercial forestry market in Great Britain has slowed during the first nine months of 2023, with the amount of land traded significantly down on levels seen during 2021 and 2022. According to John Clegg & Co’s interim Forest Market Review 2023, the amount of forestry land sold so far this year totals […]

Forestry & Woodland
Market Update
Woodland values and investment

13.11.2023

3 mins

How can warm words on forestry be turned to positive outcomes?

Congratulations are due to the organisers of the National Forestry Conference 2023 held in Newbury in October, on the theme of The Next Generation – Securing Our Future. Given the parlous state of nature, the ever-changing climate and the essential targets of net zero, this was an apt title. And what a part that trees and […]

Forestry & Woodland
Policies and regulations

18.10.2023

4 mins

A quick guide to woodland funding in England

There is a complex web of grants and other incentives on offer for woodland design, creation and management in England. To make it easier for farmers and landowners to identify what funds are available and for what sort of project, we have produced a poster with the key details of the main schemes. For example, […]

Forestry & Woodland
Grants

17.08.2023

1 min

Survey shows the need to promote positive benefits of forestry

A new report has highlighted strong public support for more trees to be planted, but also reflected growing debate about where they should be located. Forest Research has recently published the results of its Public Opinion of Forestry survey which saw more than 11,000 people questioned across the UK. When respondents were asked for their […]

Forestry & Woodland
Woodland planting and management

08.08.2023

3 mins

What factors are behind low levels of woodland creation?

The eagerly anticipated Forestry Commission Key Performance Indicators report for 2022/23 has just been published, showing that just under 13,000 hectares (ha) of newly created woodland were planted in the UK in the 12 months to 31 March 2023. This is less than half of the target to create 30,000ha of new woodland creation annually by 2025 and is lower […]

Forestry & Woodland
Woodland planting and management

22.06.2023

4 mins

Do woodland carbon credit calculations need a review?

Woodland may store significantly more carbon than previously estimated, with potentially long-term implications for landowners considering planting trees to generate woodland carbon credits. A recent study, which involved using a novel 3D scanning technique, found that UK forests could store almost double the amount of carbon than previous calculations suggest. Currently the amount of carbon […]

Forestry & Woodland
Woodland planting and management

09.06.2023

2 mins

Join our Masterclass on Woodland Creation

There are many reasons why farming businesses should consider integrating more trees into their farming operation. Woodland creation helps to address society’s wider environmental goals, but it can also be an opportunity for farmers to diversify, generate additional income and improve the long-term profitability and resilience of adjacent farmland. John Clegg & Co is running […]

Forestry & Woodland
Farming
Woodland planting and management

24.04.2023

4 mins

7 tips to increase tree survival in woodland creation schemes

I was recently made aware of a newspaper article which made me reflect on the processes we take when planning and implementing a new woodland creation scheme. The article, which appeared in The Times, reported that more than half a million saplings planted alongside a 21-mile stretch of the A14 in Cambridgeshire have died due […]

Forestry & Woodland
Environmental
Environmental schemes

13.04.2023

4 mins

The changing dynamics of the commercial forestry market

The Forest Market Review provides a fresh insight into the commercial forestry market, which has seen significant growth over recent years. This new report – which looks at the market in Great Britain across the 2022 calendar year – has been produced by John Clegg & Co, which is Strutt & Parker’s specialist forestry arm. […]

Forestry & Woodland
Woodland values and investment

04.04.2023

1 min

How to manage woodland to benefit pollinators

Improving ride management within woodlands and picking certain tree species should help landowners and farmers to boost numbers of wild insect pollinators. There is growing concern about declines in pollinator numbers given their role in natural ecosystems and food production, but there are ways for land managers to help. Hundreds of pollinator species can interact […]

Environmental
Forestry & Woodland
Biodiversity

06.03.2023

3 mins

100% grants for forestry training in England in 2024

A Forestry Training Fund has been launched to cover training costs for short, practical forestry courses – although new applicants will have to wait a year to benefit. The Forestry Commission is making funding available for people considering a change of career or seeking to build and diversify their skills in forestry and who want […]

Forestry & Woodland
Managing Estates & Land
Woodland planting and management
Grants

23.02.2023

2 mins

Woodland creation has a role to play in nature recovery

Nature is currently under an enormous amount of pressure due the impact of climate change and the cumulative effects of human activity. A State of Nature report published in 2019 concluded that over 40% of UK species had declined since the 1970s. This is clearly worrying for all of us, and something needs to be […]

Forestry & Woodland
Managing Estates & Land
Woodland planting and management

08.02.2023

3 mins

England’s woodland creation grant scheme needs tweaks

The uptake of any new grant scheme can be slow in its first year as people get used to how it works – and so it seems with the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO). Launched in 2021, the Forestry Commission’s most recent grant designed to increase woodland plantings offers fixed rate capital payments and, significantly, […]

Forestry & Woodland
Grants

18.01.2023

4 mins

A breakthrough on attitudes to forestry and trees

The pre-Christmas gathering at the Confor (Confederation of Forest Industries) conference proved to be a revelation to many in the audience. The new Defra minister with responsibility for forestry and tree planting, Trudy Harrison MP, was dynamic and clear. Statements such as ‘we are serious about trees and forests, we are serious about our ambitions […]

Forestry & Woodland
Woodland planting and management
Woodland values and investment

10.01.2023

3 mins

Case study: Action to reduce spread of Ips beetle

Strutt and Parker’s Forestry Team in Lewes have been instrumental in supporting a client in Sussex fell vulnerable Spruce trees within their estate at risk of Ips Typographus (Eight Toothed Spruce Bark Beetle). The block of woodland of some 3.43 hectares has been suffering from windblow over the last few years which has become a […]

Forestry & Woodland

07.12.2022

2 mins

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Commercial forestry transactions shrink, but values holding

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