Apart from the veteran trees, ash and sycamore regeneration of about thirty years of age makes up much of the woodland together with beech, cherry, horse chestnut, field maple, hazel, holly, hawthorn and yew.

The terrain is uneven but has a good flattish area beside an imposing rock formation of Bath stone (Jurassic Oolitic limestone) which makes for a very interesting landscape and provides an ideal camping area. This variable terrain is likely to have led to the diverse ground flora (at least 102 species have been recorded) which includes the luxuriant hart's tongue fern, dog's mercury, stinking iris, bluebells and ransoms. Even the elusive Bath asparagus has been spotted. Roe deer have been seen and the dormouse is believed to inhabit the area along with many species of bat including the rare Bechsteins bat. Seventeen different species of bird have been recorded including buzzard, chiffchaff, treecreeper and goldcrest. If you want your own area of woodland to study nature close up then this is the place for you. There are access points directly off the quiet Warleigh Lane including a padlocked gated entrance which will allow for off road parking . There are no public rights of way across the wood. Sporting rights are included.

This entire area of woodland was originally owned and managed by Warleigh Manor the seat of the Skrine family  from before 1400 until 1956 when Anne Dorothea Skrine died a spinster, aged 81. The present Warleigh Manor, which can be seen at certain times of year, was built to the design of the Staffordshire architect Neale Webb and completed in 1851.  In 1986 the house was sold and converted for use as a residential school  known as Warleigh School.  During this time maintenance and upkeep of the house was virtually non-existent and in 1998 the house was sold and converted into apartments.

The land is covered by a development clause put in place by a previous owner. This means that if the new owner gets planning permission for a change of use before 2026 then half of the increase in value of the land that results is payable to that previous owner. Woodland management and enjoyment is not affected by this clause.

• Price: £39,000 Freehold
• Location: Warleigh, Bath,
• Size: About 4 acres for sale

Dramatic rock formations at Silver Rock Wood One of many paths across Silver Rock Wood A woodland camp The sun dappled interior The silver rock A woodland camp in a clearing A woodland path The entrance and parking.

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Boundaries:

Are marked in red through the wood. Warleigh Lane at the bottom and the A363 at the top are the boundaries of Silver Rock Wood.

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