Forestry Companies Near Me: Lockhart Garratt

Woodland Housing 

Whether it be a small copse of privately-owned trees, or a dense, ancient forest, evaluating woodland timber is an integral part of forestry and woodland management. While most people’s first thought will be the sale of lumbered woodland timber when thinking about this subject, it can also pertain to the valuation of whole woodlands and the assets therein.

Here at Lockhart Garratt, we offer a vast range of forestry management services, including woodland timber sales, woodlands evaluation, operational contract management, and more. We want to explain a bit more about the evaluation process together with the world of timber sales.

Woodland Evaluation

 The acquisition (or sale) of any piece of woodland is a complex process and takes more than just the slapping on of a figure, and a quick, transactional shake of hands. The value of woodland isn’t just determined by the value of its standing woodland timber – though this, of course, is a factor – but also by the various opportunities (or constraints) that a woodland provides – or doesn’t.

Without consulting qualified professionals, many woodland owners (and many people looking to purchase woodland) are hoodwinked by the opposite party, either drastically underestimating the value of their stock or buying a plot of woodland for far more than its actual value.

Some consider the value of the timber without the potential opportunities a woodland might provide. On the other hand, some people drastically oversell what their woodland could be useful for. Chartered foresters help prevent such situations from arising. 

Timber Sales

Of course, there are times when you just want to purchase or sell timber rather than areas of woodland. On the seller’s part, knowing how to prepare and present timber for sale can be a confusing area for the unpracticed. But for buyers, knowing what constitutes a fair price for woodland timber to be sold at is equally difficult to determine. With that in mind, we’re able to help buyers source parcels of timber and listing both current and future woodland timber sales on our website. 

Contact Us

 If you need any help with the valuation or sales of woodland timber, get in touch with Lockhart Garratt. With over two decades of industry experience, we’re now one of the UK’s leading forestry consultancies. Contact our Northamptonshire office on 01536 408840, our Oxfordshire office on 01608 656167, or by emailing us at info@lgluk.com.