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Tax-break trees: how woodland became a store of wealth for the rich
UK NewsBusiness•June 7, 2026 at 10:00 AMNational

Tax-break trees: how woodland became a store of wealth for the rich

By Lauren Almeida•The Guardian - UK News

Attempt to turn a stretch of the English-Scottish border into a commercial forest exposes threat to habitats from wealthy investorsOn the English-Scottish border a small species of butterfly, the northern brown argus, has fended off one of the biggest investors in the UK.Todrig, with its heath moorlands and hundreds of species of flora and fauna, represents an investment that could save Britain’s wealthiest families millions of pounds in inheritance tax. Continue reading...

Attempt to turn a stretch of the English-Scottish border into a commercial forest exposes threat to habitats from wealthy investors

On the English-Scottish border a small species of butterfly, the northern brown argus, has fended off one of the biggest investors in the UK.

Todrig, with its heath moorlands and hundreds of species of flora and fauna, represents an investment that could save Britain’s wealthiest families millions of pounds in inheritance tax.

Continue reading...