Ideas to make money from land

[Ray1]

Allotments.

[Mull]

Get planning for houses, sell sites, retire!

[BTS]

like fishing idea villiage already has big allotment site, planning for houses sounds good but we enjoy the land and kids love it so thats one for future

[5 shires]

Well when you get it up and running you can give me a free day on your lake for the idea? Shame I don't fish so day in the nearest pub? Sort'd. Good luck with what ever you chose to do buddy.

[JLA Arborists]

Dig it out for a lake fill with fish and charge £30 ahead for fishing.if you do it right you'll make money' help environment and keep the wife happy. It's not a short term fix and would take a few years stocking with fish' getting the wildlife and forner in to gear but etc.

 

Not a bad shout. looked into buying a course lake, think the paperwork said £25000ish turnover per annum. Think they charged £10 for a ticket, £15 for 2 rods. All he had to do was walk round the lake twice a day collecting money. (I know there's behind the scene stuff to do too but one established I wouldn't have thought too much)

 

Like 5shires said £30 per day for a trout lake is going rate. Then you can add boat hire, and price per fish if they keep for eating. Get a static or portacabin on site and sell abit of tackle.

 

Also if you can get certified location from the caravan club (max 5 'vans) you can charge £8+ per night depending on the facilities offered.

[WillTimberlake]

I know that motocross clubs pay anything from £2000 onwards to hire a track. A couple of diggers and dumpers will get a decent track made in a fortnight (past experience). And I know that East Kent are looking for a new track to race at!

 

Only trouble is, the council may be funny about it if there's houses nearby.

[carpenter1]

I planted a 40 tree orchard, and make small hay bales for horsey people

So the apples can be sold or I am going to learn to make cider:thumbup: thats on 8 acres

[Hardyspicer]

have a few portable holiday lets e.g. shepherd huts, converted buses etc. it would need quite a bit of input to clean and maintain but could be quite profitable. electricity, water and sewage services would be needed

[DJP Arb]

A friend of mine had a few acres spare and has started growing Christmas trees. He is planting 600 every year. They take 5 years to be of sellable size but the people he buys the saplings off promise to buy them back in 5 years at £20 a tree.

[BTS]

we have a few apple trees at moment so cider will try to make cider this year