About William
William Burfitt BSc(Hons) MICFor
Chartered Forester | Forestry Investment & Asset Adviser
William Burfitt is a Chartered Forester with more than 20 years of experience across UK forestry.
His career spans commercial forest management, forestry investment, acquisitions, woodland creation, timber harvesting, woodland carbon and portfolio asset management.
He spent a substantial part of his career with Tilhill Forestry, developing practical and commercial experience across the forestry lifecycle.
William now advises on and oversees a substantial privately owned UK forestry portfolio, covering asset strategy, operational performance, expenditure, timber income, acquisitions and wider asset opportunities.
He has also identified and assessed land and forestry opportunities for institutional woodland investment, including off-market acquisitions.
Through WEB Forestry, William advises private clients, family offices, companies, existing forestry owners and institutional investors.
His particular strength lies in connecting technical forestry knowledge with the commercial and ownership objectives of the client.
20+ years
UK forestry experience
Substantial portfolio oversight
Asset strategy and operational performance
Private and institutional experience
Acquisition, ownership and portfolio advice
“My role is to help clients understand what they are buying, how the asset should perform and what needs to be put in place to manage it successfully. I remain involved where clients value an independent, long-term view.”
Direct advice supported by the right specialists
Every WEB Forestry instruction is led by William.
Where additional expertise is required, WEB Forestry works with established forest managers and specialist professional advisers selected for the requirements of the client and asset.
The team is built around the instruction rather than imposed through a fixed management model.
Discuss your objectives
Discuss a forestry requirement with William
Speak directly with William about an acquisition, forestry portfolio, asset-management mandate or long-term ownership requirement.