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Tax-break trees: how woodland became a store of wealth for the rich
The Guardian Environment
Sunday 07 June 2026, 09:00 UTC
By Lauren Almeida
1 min read
Key Points
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.
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.
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