How my pension plan helped me make my forest dream come true

摘要

With a passion for low-carbon living and circular economy, Daniel Iddon used his small self-invested pension plan to invest in his dream of a small forest delivering a sustainable set of diversified outputs.In 2018,1 used 100% of my modest Self Invested Pension Plan (SIPP) fund to purchase a 15-acre commercial standing woodland. Getting the blessing of my wife was an achievement in itself! I am a stress engineer and know nothing about pensions, woodlands or ecology per se. The side effect of such a bold investment venture is that in my "new life" as a woodland owner, I am now constantly thinking about how to use wood differently to maximise sustainability in what is a global and competitive supply chain.