Msg #19....?they are offering £9,307/ac upfront for land that may only be worth £6k.... None of these companies will be around to make payment in year 30, many wont survive to make payment in year 3 I would bet.... The legal docs want looking at with the finest of fine tooth combs! Say it was a 10Ac block... a wise man might take the money and use it to buy 10ac next door... even if the scheme land was woodland by year 30 you are still farming 10Ac and have gained a 10Ac wood for free and have received payments on it... For some it could be a very good little earner, others will get badly burnt. I suppose when you consider developers may be paying upto £1million for an acre of development land in some parts, paying £9K to buy an acre of biodiversity offsetting is chump change! Of course in lower value areas its just another hurdle that reduces house building, adds another cost burden and further drives up the house price inflation spiral we are in.