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Tottle Wood, South Lakes - About 5½ acres, £45,000
Sheltering just under the lea of Barrow and Canny Hills, Tottle Wood looks down on Lake Windermere in the distance and the fells rising up either side from the shore line. The previous spruce trees were felled some years ago, and their stumps can still be seen giving home to lichens and mosses with small plants including bilberry and heathers rooting in the rotting wood. Invertebrates burrow deep inside and are food for small mammals and birds.
Nature has taken over and produced a young birch woodland by natural regeneration from seeds lying dormant in the soil. The resulting mosaic of birch, mountain ash, alder with open areas of heather and bilberry and exposed rocky outcrops provides plenty to discover: as the years pass the woodland will change and grow. This stage of growth is particularly liked by birds, flitting from branch to branch while overhead buzzards are seen, and occasionally a red kite will glide past (which were successfully released some years ago at nearby Grizedale). A keen-eyed viewer should be able to catch a glimpse of red or roe deer as they browse on the birch and holly.
The rocky outcrop which forms the highest point within the wood is the best place to see the excellent wide ranging views over to Lake Windermere and beyond to other areas in the South Lakes.
From the woodland entrance a track leads into private parking/camping area, which is perfect for campfires. To keep the woodland purely broadleaved and natural the conifer regrowth was recently felled, these cuttings are now dry and ideal for a campfire - the branches for kindling and the stems for the wood.
Access: Is via Hazelrigg Lane. There is a communal hard standing area for parking just inside the shared entrance gate. From the left side follow the track up (right & left turns, right again, up then past a left turn then down over a small ford, up along double bend) then Tottle Wood is on the right with the entrance a little further on. This is a fair trek and climbs steeply in places.
TheArea: With Lakeland fells to the north and Morcambe Bay to the south, Tottle Wood is perfectly located for exploring the Lake District National Park. Whether sightseeing in a vehicle or taking to the fells on foot the list of things to do is almost endless. Windermere cruises run from Bowness, Ambleside and Lakeside which are all close at hand. There is plenty of B+B in the local area.
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: £45,000
- Location: Canny Hill, Newby Bridge, South Lakes
- Size: About 5½ acres for sale
Rocky outcrops and far reaching views of Windermere
Brilliant green of newly emerged birch leaves
Rocky outcrop with tiny lichens, heather and bilberry
View from high-point
Looking west across adjacent fells
Old stump covered in mosses and lichens
Internal level area
Stone bench
Zoom view, looking north to Lake Windermere
Entrance
Early summer view of Lake Windermere
Natural topiary, deer browsed holly
Purple heather contrasts with the green of birch
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Boundaries:
The boundaries are indicated with orange markings. The south west boundary is the trackside, the northern boundary the dry stone wall. To the east the boundary is by the track.
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Local manager
Lily Horseman and Tim Rowe
07733 854439
lilyandtim@woodlands.co.uk
Read more about Lily and Tim.
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.
You can also download a PDF version of these particulars, which might be useful if you want to look at them on your phone or laptop when at the wood, but can't get an internet connection there.
Location
OS Landranger: OS No 96
Grid ref: SD 369 850
Nearest post code: LA12 8NY
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
Satnav: the postcode LA12 8NY is for the point shown by the red dot on the location maps. Satnav coordinates are: N 54 : 15 : 26 W 2 : 57 : 46
Click Here for Directions From Bing Maps enter your own postcode, (Tottle Wood coordinates are already entered) and click on the blue "Go" box. This will take you to the main gate on Hazelrigg Lane.
Our Directions:
- Exit the M6 at Junction 36 and proceed onto the A590(T) signed to Barrow.
- Proceed for approximately 3 miles where you exit to the left and at the roundabout continue on the A590 signed for A590 Barrow and Milnthorpe.
- Continue on the A590 for 11 miles and at the Newby Bridge roundabout continue straight on and stay on the A590.
- 100 metres after the roundabout turn left on to a minor single track road signed to Canny Hill.
- Proceed for ½ mile and where the road forks, bear right.
- The main entrance gate is 100 metres further along the road on the right by the for sale sign.
- Park close to the entrance gate, please do not block access to the wood.
- Proceed into the car park beyond the gate, follow the track which starts towards the left of the hard standing. Follow the track uphill for about 300 metres and turn sharp right. Follow the track uphill for a further 150 metres until you reach Tottle Wood on the right.
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Boundaries:
The boundaries are indicated with orange markings. The south west boundary is the trackside, the northern boundary the dry stone wall. To the east the boundary is by the track.
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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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