The trees were harvested.
The value has changed.

Establish the present condition

Compare the image date, harvest date and site inspection. Distinguish harvested areas, retained trees, non-wooded land and regeneration. An older image may still help locate boundaries; it does not prove current timber stock.

Clarify what is being sold

Request a written answer for each item:

• Are all remaining standing trees included?
• Is a harvesting or timber-sale contract still outstanding?
• Does the seller still own the logs stored on site?
• Who must restore tracks and structures?
• Which renewal works or commitments remain?

Reason in three parts

Describe the forest land, remaining stands and expected expenses. Comparable sales of harvested woodland are more relevant than mature stands when local conditions match. Without them, explain the differences instead of applying a universal discount to every harvested forest.

Cost the next growing cycle

Request site-specific quotations for any preparation, protection, planting, tending and access works. Natural regeneration may alter the programme; its presence, quality and protection need checking. A planting quotation from another department is not a universal tariff.

Do not count the timber twice

A forest price and harvest proceeds answer different questions. A transaction including stands must not be increased by adding the same trees again. After harvesting, also avoid attributing proceeds from timber already sold to the new land buyer.

Use the report with the right context

Compare available backgrounds and image dates when supplied. The report still documents boundaries, terrain and market context. If harvesting occurred after the photograph, have the stand condition reassessed before relying on the valuation scenario.