You've inherited 15 acres - what would you do with it?

[Innernutshell]

Just that really.

15 acres of what? Woodland? Pasture? Industrial land?

Greenbelt? Brownfield?

Depends what kind of land and where.

Forests or farming? Mountains or seaside?

Yes depends what kind of land

Honestly I'd sell it on as wouldn't have a clue what to do with any of it

Build a homestead and live off the land! Well that's my dream, but like all the sensible pps have asked, what kind of land?

What a nice predicament -- I've always wanted land. I think a lot would depend on where it is, though, what type of land, what's currently on it?

I'd quite like some cows, or I'd manage it as a wild life sanctuary.

I mean, assuming it was agricultural land.

Build a castle. I've always wanted my own tower

Small part woodland and the rest pasture.

Start your own business with a camping/glamping site (with relevant planning permissions of course)

There may well be very little you can actually do wth it. We have a few acres of woodland. Nothing at all we can do with it other than look at it and walk around it.

I would fence it off and enjoy dog walks there. Maybe see if I could put in a summer house and enjoy it like a garden. BBQs?
Somewhere for the kids to play too.
A dream come true for me!

redhat Perhaps I should ask MN to edit the thread title to 'what would you do on it?

I'd try and plant a meadow, to attract as many bees as possible and put hives in and let the local bee keepers loose.

I'd also fence it in and let my dog go mental. A private walking spot for him? He'd love it.

I would also arrange putting it in trust so it couldn't be sold and built on in the future.

I love the meadow flowers idea.

How far away from where you live is it and are you considering building on it?

I'd be keeping an eye that no CF put horses on it or tried to land-grab it!

Turn it into a dog activity centre and call it Yappy Valley

It's about 2 hrs away and minimal [possibly impossible] chance of any building on it. polar

It'd be quite nice nice to turn up to find a pony or two panic but not anything else!

tatia

Could you divide it into plots and rent for allotments? Could be a nice little earner and would be a fab use of the land.

What did the person you inherited it from 'do' with it? Is it attached to their old home?

Speak to local conservation charities. They might be able to suggest uses to increase local populations of rare plants/animals/insects etc.

how about setting up a Conservation Burial Ground? www.fwi.co.uk/business/so-you-want-to-set-up-natural-burial-ground
www.naturaldeath.org.uk/index.php?page=how-to-set-up-a-natural-burial-ground

I'd add to the trees and wildflowers and then use for occasional wild camping trips. Perhaps see if I could place a shed/hut there so make this easier. It would be so lovely.

I'd sell it for peanuts to a lovely MN'er who has a dream of opening a farm for people to come and enjoy