[alang]

Because I am not in the financial position to be able to afford to buy land at the moment my only option would be to rent.

My question is how much would it cost per acre? Obviously I know it depends on the grade of land etc, but if you could give me a ball park area then I would know what to plan for. Still don't know where to find fields/land Morayshire for rent though.

Thanks in advance

[Scotsdumpy]

Have you tried asking aberdeen and northern marts - they should give you an idea.

[alang]

Thanks for that 

Might try some local farmers too. Just to see if they have some land available or know of any.

[Lesley Silvester]

Good luck with your search.

[SallyintNorth]

I’m not in your area but a ballpark for severely disadvantaged upland in Cumbria is £40-100 per acre per annum, at the lower end for moorland and the higher for decent grazing/hay meadow.  But that’s usually for larger parcels, it can often be more per acre for small lots.

And that’s for land for stock grazing, you don’t say what you’re wanting to do with the land.

[alang]

Sorry for the late reply. I would be using the land for pigs, rabbits and veg.

I have plans to buy a wood or land to put woods on but that's in the mid-future.

[SallyintNorth]

You may struggle to find land to rent for such use.  My knowledge is of England, however, and things may differ in Scotland.  Here, land is categorised by use and if landowners want their subsidies, they don’t have leeway to change the use.  So, grazing land would only be available for grazing use, and agricultural grazing use at that.  I’m not sure whether rabbits would qualify.  Digging and pigs certainly wouldn’t.  If you want land on which you can grow veg, then you’re not looking for pasture land but arable, and so on.

I don’t know how much land you’d be looking to get the use of, but you might do better to ask and look around for non-farming folks with a little bit of land - an acre or five - that’s getting away from them, and offer a mutually beneficial arrangement where you and your pigs clear the land, cultivate it, and so on.

[pharnorth]

Interesting bit on Countryfile last week on pig farming on rented land in Thetford.  They were using pigs as part of a arable cycle (I.e temporary villages 1 or 2 years on a field then move on.). I imagine this works with the land use issue Sally mentions as it is not changing the primary use.  We drive past these villages fairly often and it does look a very happy set up.  No idea about costs though.

[bazzais]

400 quid for 10 acres - providing you fix or replace fencing? PA

[bj_cardiff]

Last time I rented land around here in West Wales was 8 yrs ago and it was £100 an acre p/a for decent grazing.

[alang]

I've approached someone who has two small fields (about 3 acres) she doesn't use now after her horse died. I'm waiting to hear back from her 

Thanks for everyones input. I'm still working on my plan to own a wood too