Going to my very own place !

[IceBoy]

Hello All,

I'm going to set-up camp for the very first time in my very own woodland !!

I got a chance to buy into a woodland scheme, which enables me to enjoy the whole woodland as if it was all mine.

I've been there many times but never stayed over...so this will be a real adventure for me...I've got a friend who is fairly handy to have around with his bushcraft skills, so should be a great day.

Has anyone one else taken the plung with their own land ?

IceBoy

PS....It's goning to be a bit chilly !!

 

[bushscout1]

I've been thinking of doing something like this for a little while, please tell us more about the 'nature' of the "buying into a woodland scheme" (parden the pun).

 

[IceBoy]

Well to be honest.....I had been trying to buy my own woodland for years. It was just too difficult and way too expensive.

The other main reason was, I just didn't like to camp or wonder in places where I didn't have permission.

Anyway....about six months ago I took the plung. I found an organisation that made owning land cheap straight forward.

Without boring you all, I paid for secition of freehold woodland which gives me the right to wonder the whole woodland. It makes me a land-owner !!! LOL Well sort of I guess.

Anyway, the woodland I have brought a part of is beautiful and is fairly large. I have seen all manner of wildlife including deer.

Anyway....back to the packing !

I will update you all later.

IceBoy

 

[Arth]

Well done! I brought 6 acres of woodland 2 years ago. Built a tipi and a shelter for dry wood. We camp over there as a family alot hopefully camping there this weekend.

 

[ganstey]

Excellent!

I bought some woodland a few years back with some money that I inherited. Was probably the best thing I've ever done. I don't get down there much at the moment, but if you want to have a virtual look, follow the link in my sig.

Best of luck with it, and I'm sure you'll both be very happy

G

 

[benp1]

never heard of it.... anyone got links to similar schemes? or even the proper name for them so i can google it?

 

[mick miller]

Loads of info here. But nothing about shared buys sadly.

 

[Lucyc]

I got really excited when I found something like this - it was like £60 for a share in the woodland, giving rights as if you were the owner.. except camping wasn't allowed

Wonder what this scheme is?

 

[Barn Owl]

The nearest on sale near me is £25,000 for 2 acres with 140m of riverbank.
You can fish for anything apart from salmon and sea trout,the rights for which are with an angling club.

 

[Bushcraft Bailey]

I looked at one of those souvenir plots in Scotland, you can get 1000 sq/ft for about £500.... big enough to stick your teepee on

Oh....and you get to call your self Laird or lady(scottish lord/lady)

The one i looked at came with lifetime fishing rights on a mile stretch of river with plenty of trout and salmon. if you have a large enough plot, you are allowed to camp.

take a look https://www.lochaberhighlandestates.com/

 

[Bernie Garland]

I looked at one of those souvenir plots in Scotland, you can get 1000 sq/ft for about £500.... big enough to stick your teepee on

Oh....and you get to call your self Laird (scottish lord)

The one i looked at came with lifetime fishing rights on a mile stretch of river with plenty of trout and salmon.

i'm already a laird there and my good wife a lady,but i only own 2 square feet and have the mile fishing rights,am going up this year to view my land as they give you the grid reference,bought my title from ebay.

bernie

 

[Bushcraft Bailey]

i'm already a laird there and my good wife a lady,but i only own 2 square feet and have the mile fishing rights,am going up this year to view my land as they give you the grid reference,bought my title from ebay.

bernie

The one i saw was on ebay...... i am sooooo tempted, would defo go for the large plot so i can camp

 

[Bernie Garland]

The one i saw was on ebay...... i am sooooo tempted, would defo go for the large plot so i can camp

you can camp there anyway, as wild camping is allowed in scotland

bernie

 

[Long Stride]

Remembered reading this last year,

http://living.scotsman.com/people/Monarch-of-the-glen.3315068.jp

Long Stride

 

[IceBoy]

WOW !

What an experience.

I'm cold and a little damp but I had an amazing day/night.

We had a nice fire going and Jason managed to set-up a trap and catch a little something for a stew....It was exactly what I had wanted to experience.

I'm ready for the next time !

To be honest, I dont actually own all of the woodland but managed to sumble across an organisation that pioneered a method of owning a fairly sizeable section of woodland, for the price of a small second-hand car.

I get to own freehold section, at the land registry and rights to use the woodland as if it was all mine for a fraction of the price !!

When I was looking for something along these lines previously...I would have needed £50k !

Anyway.......camp, fire, stew, the darkness, some good stories and a night-cap made it a trip to remember.......life is just too busy....not to enjoy the wildlife.

IceBoy

 

[Big Mark]

There are several companies that specialise in selling you a bit of a wood for less than the cost of the whole wood:

Woods4Sale

ancientwoodland.com

There is someone selling a half and care in Scotland on the Internet for about £4,950.

You can camp and have fires on these because they are your own.

There are two companies that sell a share for about £50 - £100....but you don't really own any of the wood at the land registery....so you can't light fires, etc...

Timbo

 

[IceBoy]

www.ancientwoodland.com - was the place I got "my very own place"

Nice People and fairly easy to do....I was under the impression that it was going to be as difficult and as stressfull as buying a house ! but it was fairly smooth and they even appointed a solicitor who was experienced in woodland for me.

Anyway, I planning my next trip....not for a few weeks but looking forward to it already.

IceBoy