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Hawthorne Wood - SOLD, Somerset - About 7 ¼ acres, £49,000
Hawthorne Wood is at the end of a well-maintained woodland track built by the Napoleonic prisoners of war at the beginning of the nineteenth century. There are no roads running immediately next to the wood just miles of rich farmland and stunning unbroken views stretching away into the distance.
The level wooded area at the entrance provides an ideal parking and camping area before giving way to more open ground as the track descends the hillside before once again returning to an area of dense broadleaf woodland with some grand oak and beech specimens.
The diversity of Hawthorne Wood provides habitat for many different plant types from the flowering gorse of the open areas to the fragile woodland flowers that thrive in the shady glades of the beech wood.
Hawthorne Wood provides the ideal opportunity for replanting of native species on open ground and regeneration of the existing established wooded areas.
From Hawthorne Wood The Wellington Monument can be seen standing proud at 175 feet tall on the highest point of the Blackdown Hills. It was built in honour of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, to commemorate his victory at Waterloo.
During the Napoleonic Wars (1799 -1815), over 100,000 French prisoners of war were held captive in Britain. Unlike eighteenth-century prisoners of war, prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars remained captive for the duration of the conflict and were widely put to task to provide cheap labour for construction projects such as the access track to Hawthorne Wood that still survives today.
Nearby Wellington is a small country town standing between the River Tone and the beautiful Blackdown Hills that has a range of local services for the woodland visitor.
The purchasers of the woodland will be asked to enter into a covenant to ensure the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of adjoining woodlands and meadows.
- Price: £49,000 Freehold
- Location: Ford Street, Wellington, Somerset
- Size: About 7 ¼ acres for sale
The sweeping panorama from Hawthorne Wood
A pathway leads to the open hillside
parking for Hawthorne Wood and track onward
open farmland borders Hawthorne Wood
Inside Hawthorne Wood
The woodland track leading to Hawthorne Wood
Shelter for wildlife beneath the canopy
The breathtaking view to towards Exmoor
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Boundaries:
Boundaries are indicated by red markings on posts and trees.
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How to find this woodland
This wood is no longer available. For more woods in the area, please see the regional page or contact our regional manager.
Local manager
Daniel Sharp
01225 859607 or 07780 900192
daniel@woodlands.co.uk
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Location
OS Landranger: OS No 193
Grid ref: ST 166 177
Nearest post code: TA21 9PD
Maps
- See our map of the area below.
- See our detailed map below.
- See Ordnance Survey map of the area from Bing maps
- See aerial photos of the area from Google maps
Directions
From the south bound carriageway, exit at Junction 26 of the M5 and take the first exit. You will come immediately to a T- junction; turn right here and follow the the road for approximately 1 mile after which you will reach another T-junction. From here turn left and continue through the village of Ford Street and a mile or so further on you will come to a cross roads. Turn left here and the entrance to Hawthorne Wood is marked by a locked gate and signeboard on you left after approximately 250 metres. You can park here and continue along the woodland track by foot to Hawthorne Wood.
Sat Nav / GPS note: The post code TA21 9PD is for the point shown on the location map by the red dot.
Boundaries:
Boundaries are indicated by red markings on posts and trees.
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