Tax breaks for forestry have been devastating for the Scottish countryside. And there is little evidence that anything will improve .

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/07/butterfly-blocking-tax-break-tree-scheme-wealthy-investors

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

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

The Guardian