new plan

I have a plan forming in my head, don't know how to do it but at least it is a start. i remember seeing signs for woodlands for sale in the uk and so i had a look on the website and you can buy a patch of woodland for about 20 grand just like this one. however i dont know how much land an acre really is.

now you may ack what could i do with a peice of woodland somewhere in the uk, but this is where it gets interesting, what i wanto do is restore back to a certain year in history (therby only allowing indiginous species to grow and the possible reintroduction of extinct specis) and turn it in to some sot of forest presevation scheme hopfully it could generate a bit of tourist income from that but the key to it would be the charity that i would have to set up along side it, i would get all the local schools involved and encorage them to use the forest as grounds for any of there progects (as long as they fit in with the aims of the forest) they could be history project reseaching history of the local area or environmental, or anything else the school could want to do. universitys and youth groups may want to get involved to, but i want to run it along the lines of a eco/safari park.

on its own i dont think it is going to be profitable but i may be able to get some grants to set it up and help run the centre. but there is also many possibilities for other things to be set up. like i would have to set up a cafe for the tourists but i could also try and find a plot of land with a rockface or an old church and build a climbing wall, if land permits open a small campsite or backpackers, and if it has lake or river access i could set up a whole load of venture on that. if it is in scotland i could buy a minibus and do distillery tours and whiskey tastings.

• how big is an acre?
• can i get land near by to live on?
• Can i get any grants?

needs some more thought but what do you think?, oh and doese any one want to donate 19 grand to a deserving charity.