- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Cant see you getting £600 a year for five acres. If it were close to me, I’d maybe give you a £100 or so for the use of it.
New land owner indeed of advice and guidance
- Thread starter Chalmers
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Cant see you getting £600 a year for five acres. If it were close to me, I’d maybe give you a £100 or so for the use of it.
Chalmers
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Not far from high Bickington, land looks in good condition. Everyrj5start to grow back. But was told it would need cutting every 6 months give or take.
Maybe but as someone who's just cleared 2.5 acres of shrubbery, trees, bracken, and brambles in a day with a 9 ton digger, I can't work out how you were charged £5,000 for something twice the size.Easy to say when you didn't see the state of the land. Shame you were not the contractor then we would have been quids in.
If you can't sell it find someone else to keep it tidy but you might well find that it ends up costing you money, especially when the local dodgy squad work out its an easy place to fly tip.
Chalmers
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Who knows then. Maybe selling it would be the best option. But not up to me I afraid.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Find a local farmer you can trust and give them an 11 month grazing licence. Expect nothing but an absence of bills.
Chalmers
Member
The land was very overgrown with shrubbery trees and bracken etc. I know they used a big traction a molcher on the back and front. Not sure if spelt correctly. How much would you have charged.
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
It needs grazing, ideally by sheep, poss cut once a year for hay/ silage but grazing the rest of the time.
Any pics of the grass?
could you show me where all this land in Devon is, worth only 3-4k cos its got trees on it? In return, i'll show you some soggy clay with pillaged oak that just sold for a lot more than it woulda been under grass.
5.5 acres would attract lifestylers far more than farmers, and their values ain't the same as yours and mine...............
Anyway, Op says it's not for sale.
I know the machine you mean, you're probably looking at £50-60 an hour
gone up the hill
Member
- Location
- Devon
Plenty of woods for sale in Devon at 3/4k/acre.
Once it is planted to trees there is NO going back and NO income for several years after the grant scheme ends 10 years after planting untill the wood can be felled and sold which will be 30+ years later!
Kiss
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- Location
- North west
Sounds like it needs to be grass before it can be grazed tbf
- Location
- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
Long as no rocks or scrap in it and done while machine was on tractor for another job, few hundred quid. What I charge neighbours for small jobs while tackle on tractor for other jobs.
It will need spraying off soon as all those weeds will now regrow, so you more expense.
Would not say more than 500 quid to clear wood, especially if they taking wood away for firewood!
gone up the hill
Member
- Location
- Devon
Without any pics we have no idea either way if it can be grazed or not.
Chalmers
Member
Will try and get some pics sent over tomorrow.
Don’t listen to these tight old gits telling you that you had your leg lifted, we have no idea how much of a job it was and that 5k probably included vat.
These farming types also don’t value there time and think labour is for nothing so the thought of paying someone to do a job that they could of done themselves will blow there mind!
If it was my land I would find a local farmer that has a good look on and rent it to him, it’s not always about how much rent you get, it’s more important that it’s looked after.
The land is now your asset and you have increased the asset value by clearing all the crap, a good straight tidy carry on with keep your asset wealth and options open in the future
These farming types also don’t value there time and think labour is for nothing so the thought of paying someone to do a job that they could of done themselves will blow there mind!
If it was my land I would find a local farmer that has a good look on and rent it to him, it’s not always about how much rent you get, it’s more important that it’s looked after.
The land is now your asset and you have increased the asset value by clearing all the crap, a good straight tidy carry on with keep your asset wealth and options open in the future
5.5 acre woods in Devon for £15k? Examples?
I'm not advocating panting trees, but am tired of that hackneyed assumption
I wouldnt get hung up on what you were charged , sometimes getting a firm in who usually clear gardens etc is far more expensive than if you had asked an agri contractor to do it. Prices in that area may be more than others too but 5k seems a few thousand too expensive. To get it mown/flail topped from now on shouldnt cost anymore than £200 ,so £400 if you think it needs doing twice a year.
Chalmers
Member
As vader said. It was overnight weeds brambles,bracken etc and it has started to slowly grow back now hence then needing it cut yearly
Chalmers
Member
Something to look into.
Chalmers
Member
Thank you.. we did get told about £500 twice a year but we are not willing to keep or even start paying for this. As you say 200 quid should do it. I'm sure with a topper it won't take more than a mornings work. But I'm no expert. I sell fish for a living
