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Lew Wood, Devon - About 4 ½ acres , £39,000
Lew Wood is set in the heart of a beautiful area of Devon near to the village of Ashbury. This fine woodland has formed an integral part of the history of the area of Ashbury and part of the old estate of Ashbury Manor.
An attractive focal point is the main entrance that takes you up to Lew Wood. Through the front gate you pass a pair of old stone gate posts and a stone bridge with a build date of 1830 marked on a stone above the arch. These features have been recently re-discovered and formed part of the original entrance to Ashbury Manor.
Lew Wood can be approached via two tracks. The upper track to the left takes you past a Ha-Ha wall on your left hand side. Reaching the end of this wall you enter a meadow and looking up the hill to the left you will see the historic St Mary's Church.
The lower track on your right takes you through an attractive area of private woodland. The Lew Wood boundary is marked by a ride stop.
Lew Wood slopes down from its western boundary to the river Lew, the centre of which forms its eastern boundary. Here it is simply an idyllic spot with wild flowers, the cool shade of green leaves and the blissful sound of running water, a perfect place for camping, picnics or lying on a blanket reading your favourite book. Whilst by the river close your eyes and enjoy the sound of the birdsong and the sound of the river as it flows over the rocks, a great place to unwind and forget modern day life.
Lew Wood has a stunning mixture of mature ash, oak and beech trees with a good variety of ground flora. This woodland is ideal for those who wish to encourage biodiversity and conservation or engage in small forestry projects. If you are quiet you may be lucky and see one of the roe deer that frequent the woodland. Other possible sightings are great spotted woodpeckers, falcons, a wily fox hunting for lunch, or one of the local badgers.
Lew Wood is a beautiful wood all year round but is simply glorious in the spring with an outstanding display of bluebells as seen in some of the photographs. The presence of bluebells indicates that Lew Wood is a long established and is most probably ancient.
Near Ashbury you will find a well-known golf course and a few miles away the town of Okehampton which has an excellent range of shops, cafes, pubs and takeaways. If you are looking for a place to lunch or stay when at the wood, the local Highwayman Inn is an unusual treat
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: £39,000 Freehold
- Location: Ashbury, Okehampton, Devon
- Size: About 4 ½ acres for sale
Good mix of broadleaved trees
The eastern boundary of the wood, the river lew
A magnificent carpet of bluebells in the woodland for sale
Good ground flora within Lew Wood, including these ferns
Track within the wood
A bench near the river bank
A peaceful place to relax by the river!
A wonderful old tree providing good habitat for birds and bugs
A view of Lew Wood
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Boundaries:
All boundaries are indicated with violet markings.
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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
Stuart Brooking
01392 436229 or 07801 789215
stuart@woodlands.co.uk
Read more about Stuart.
Location
OS Landranger: OS No 191
Grid ref: SX 510 980
Nearest post code: EX20 3PE
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
Leave the A30 at the Sourton Cross Junction, and take the A386 towards Bideford. At the first roundabout (Fowley Cross) take the 1st exit onto the A3079 signposted towards Halwill, Holsworthy, Bude. Continue on this road for about 1.5 miles and take the first right turn, sign posted towards Ashbury. Continue straight on this road for 3 miles until you pass the road sign at Kennel Bridge cross and see the 'Woodlands for sale' sign on your right hand side. Carefully park outside the entrance. The owner will be given a key to the padlock on the gate.
Climb carefully over the gate, go over the bridge and immediately take the right hand track. Follow this along until you come to a fork in the track and take the lower right hand fork. Continue along this track until you see a ride stop with a 'Lew Wood' name sign on it, which defines the southern entrance to the woodland. Follow the track around the right hand bend in front of the ride stop to follow a track through the woodland and the stunning riverside walk.
Satnav/GPS note: the postcode EX20 3PE is for the point shown by the red dot on the location map.
Boundaries:
All boundaries are indicated with violet markings.
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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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