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Ashen Cross Wood, Cornwall - About 5 acres, £35,000
Two broad, level tracks which run approximately east to west divide Ashen Cross Wood into three distinct and contrasting sections.
Above the top track, all the way to the southern boundary (and for a short distance below the track) are tall, mature conifers, providing a cool and shady area which in the springtime is carpeted with bluebells.
This then gives way to a wide middle section, light and airy with wispy birch and young sweet-chestnut which offer the opportunity in a few years time to practice some small-scale coppicing or perhaps some green woodworking.
Finally, below the bottom track - which is the main access way into the woodland - there is a mix of mature broadleaves and more conifers. A small stream runs the length of the northern boundary and following the trails made by the animals which visit this area, it is easy to envisage how these trails could be opened up to form a lovely streamside walk.
A smaller track links the top and bottom tracks, winding its way through the woodland. Creating further tracks across the middle section of the woodland would add to the enjoyment of this area which, when ablaze with the colour of flowers and blossoms, is much enjoyed by the butterfly population.
It is rare to spend long in the wood without seeing deer (both red and roe). Other animals such as rabbits, badgers and foxes are seen less frequently, but leave plenty of evidence of their presence!
Songbirds and birds of prey are also to be seen and heard, whilst at ground level frogs and toads plus possiby lizards frequent the cooler, damper areas close to the stream.
Ashen Cross Wood is part of a larger area of woodland set in a secluded valley and whilst having the feel of being far from anywhere is actually just a few short miles from Looe, Polperro and other attractive Cornish coastal villages.
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: £35,000 Freehold
- Location: Pelynt, Looe, Cornwall
- Size: About 5 acres for sale
Lower track near NW corner of the wood
New growth and farmland views
Conifers in SW corner
Zig-zag track leading down from top track
View east along the top track
Bluebells and ferns in the middle of the woodland
Track across the wood near S boundary
Young sweet chestnut
Zig-zag track leading up through the wood
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Boundaries:
All boundaries are indicated with pink markings on posts and trees.
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How to find this woodland
You are welcome to visit this wood by yourself - please take these sales details with you, and do remember to check that it is still available. If you have seen the woodland and wish to be accompanied on a second more detailed visit please contact our local manager.
Local manager
Dick White
01566 784275 or 07821 254694
dick@woodlands.co.uk
Read more about Dick.
Location
OS Landranger: OS No 201
Grid ref: SX 215 557
Nearest post code: PL13 2LG
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 Looe:
- Take the A387 west, towards Polperro
- After 2.5 miles turn right onto the B3359 to Pelynt - approx 1.5 miles
- The access lane to the woodland is on the right, immediately after the "Premier Store" and signed "Hall Barton Farm"
- Follow the lane for about 1/4 mile. The entrance gate to the woodland is to the right of you
- Go through this first gate and park in the area provided, before the second gate. Go over this gate and walk down the track for about 1/2 mile, to a "T-junction"
- Follow the track to the right. Continue along this track for a short distance, until you reach a name sign-board for Ashen Cross Wood. This is the start of the woodland
Note 1: Hall Barton is a working farm with livestock and farm vehicles likely to be moving around the yard. Please take great care when driving along the access lane and please ensure that you close all gates securely
Note 2: Delightful as it is, driving through Looe, particularly during the holiday season, can be a bit slow. An alternative would be to follow the A38 west to Dobwalls. At the roundabout take the left turn [signed to St Austell] onto the A390 for about 2 miles, then at East Taphouse turn left onto the B3359. This will bring you into Pelynt from the north
Satnav/GPS note: the postcode PL13 2LG is for Hall Barton Farm and is the point shown by the red dot on the two location maps
Boundaries:
All boundaries are indicated with pink markings on posts and trees.
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Our regional managers are often out working in our woodlands, so if you email an offer and want to be sure it has been received, please phone our manager on his or her mobile phone. The first offer at the stated price which is accepted, whether by phone or email, has priority.
All woodlands are sold at a fixed price, and include free membership of the Small Woods Association and the Royal Forestry Society, as well as £300 towards paying for a course (or courses) to help with managing and enjoying your woodland.
These particulars are for guidance only and, though believed to be correct, do not form part of any contract. Woodland Investment Management Ltd hereby give notice under section 21 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 of their interest in the land being sold.
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