woodland management agreements

[SteveJohno]

What is typically the basis for a woodland management agreement, maintaining rides etc in exchange for timber and 1st refusal for any significant amounts of timber to purchase standing ? I realise this may not be a straight forward answer ?

[Khriss]

Give us an example  of what yr aiming at, plus if any of it includes Highways. K

Edited January 27, 2021 by Khriss
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[SteveJohno]

9 hours ago, Khriss said:

Give us an example  of what yr aiming at, plus if any of it includes Highways. K

I'm not a landowner, I've started buying some standing timber and interested in taking on more work in the woods. So I'm after information on what makes up a woodland management agreement ?

[slack ma girdle]

Verbal and mutual trust is the best. However you want some form of paper trail as back up to which both parties agree to for when it all goes wrong.
If you are after small amount of timber (sub 200 m3) in small woodlands then a management plan isn't much use.
The forestry commission has a management plan guide on its website.

[openspaceman]

3 hours ago, slack ma girdle said:

Verbal and mutual trust is the best. However you want some form of paper trail as back up to which both parties agree to for when it all goes wrong.
If you are after small amount of timber (sub 200 m3) in small woodlands then a management plan isn't much use.
The forestry commission has a management plan guide on its website.

Yes I agree you need some written (verbal as verbs can be written) and not just an oral (spoken) agreement.

 

An eminent judge said in a judgement where someone had breached such an agreement, and I paraphrase; "a gentleman's agreement is an agreement between two people, neither of whom are gentleman and neither intended to honour the agreement.

 

If it cannot be written down it's not worth having.

[Khriss]

4 hours ago, SteveJohno said:

I'm not a landowner, I've started buying some standing timber and interested in taking on more work in the woods. So I'm after information on what makes up a woodland management agreement ?

First would be a Woodland survey, then you know what you have got. I do a minimum of two for the different seasons as often my work is eco based.  K