About Us

Why are we selling this land?

This land is being sold in order to conserve the forest and wild space in this important conservation area.

In order to achieve this we are putting it into the ownership of many people and using the money raised to protect and care for other conservation causes, such as our new Nature Reserve and Eagle Sanctuary based in Appin.

So who is behind the project?

Professor Peter and Laura Bevis, a Biologist and Accountant respectively, conceived the idea five years ago, from their family Estate in the Scottish Highlands. After creating 12 new woods on family owned land, they realised that to really make a difference, they needed to buy land which was more at risk from development. So in 2007 they used their profits to help buy the Keil Estate in Appin. The company has grown from there and we now have supporters and land owners around the world.

How we do what we do

Our objectives are to protection ancient and semi-natural woodlands and open-ground habitats, to upgrade non-native conifer plantations to new native broadleaf plantings and to protect these conserved lands from ever being developed.  We viewed numerous woodlands and rejected all of them, before we came across the estate that we own now. It is in a magnificent location, with stunning views across Loch Linnhe; easy access from the main Oban to Fort William road and less than a mile from the busy Duror village. We think it is perfect and were afraid a developer just might think so too!

However the estate's accessibility does mean that you can visit your plot with no difficulty. You can park and walk down the signed footpath along the Salachan Burn (with its salmon and trout) into Glencoe Wood an ecologically rich ancient oak and birch wood. Glencoe wood is home to a wide range of mammals; badger, pine marten, red deer, roe deer, bank vole, wood mouse, stoat, fox, hedgehog and the rare Scottish crossbill, which has the distinction of being the only endemic vertebrate species in the UK. Our policy of siting Bat Boxes on the land has increased the variety of bats found on the Estate, with Common and Soprano Pipistrelles, the Brown Long-eared Bat and Daubenton's Bat  all being recorded in recent years. A single sighting of a Nathusius's Pipistrelle in 2011 has also been very encouraging. Other animals and plants are also present in diverse profusion. 

Of more practical benefit to the visitor or landowner, there are also many flat grassy clearings which people use to camp on, or to picnic on and the Salachan Burn and Loch Linnhe are great attractions.

The next stage was mapping the plots. James, a chartered surveyor from Mull spent several days walking the wood with his GPS equipment and mapping devices. All of his references and maps are used to create your personalised, legal documentation. When you receive the pack you will see that you have the exact, precise grid reference for your unique plot.

Graphic design and printing was undertaken in Fort William, Lochaber and the legal paperwork inside was drawn up for us by our solicitor in Perthshire.

We have licensed the paperwork for changing your title from Deed Poll Services to ensure that you receive documentation which is recognised by institutions worldwide, from banks, to driving license issuers, utility providers and credit card companies.

Once everything was in place we had to pass a stringent review of the legal and operational sides of the business by HSBC bank, before we could accept your card payments online and over the telephone.

We hope you will support us in this venture and we feel sure that you will be happy with the product. If there is anything extra we can help with please read our FAQ’s (link) or contact us (link). If you are interested in purchasing a larger plot of this beautiful estate please visit www.scottishwoodland.com