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Tillerton Wood, Devon - About 7 ¾ acres, £69,000
Tillerton Wood is nestled on part of a gently sloping valley on the edge of Dartmoor in this beautiful part of rural Devon. The location is tranquil yet it is conveniently located within a 5 minute drive of the A30.
From the entrance there is a good forestry track which shadows the southern boundary, made up of an old Devon hedge bank. This takes you along the edge of the wood and to the north eastern boundary. At this point you enter an area of hazel coppice that could be managed as green woodwork material.
Here you can follow another hedge bank along the north eastern boundary. You will see another forestry track running through the heart of Tillerton Wood on your left as you make your way down the gentle slope. These tracks make ideal camping areas as they are level and with good access.
Following this track you will then enter an area of young birch trees. Birch is used in Scandinavia as a wood fuel. More mature birch can be 'tapped' for sap in the spring and made into birch sap wine!
As you continue through the birch you come to a T-junction in the forestry track. One track will take you back to the entrance whilst the right hand fork leads down to a stream and into an area of mature conifer trees. The stream trickles along some of the northern boundary and is both a good water source and a great place to sit and relax listening to the sound of running water.
Both red and roe deer frequent Tillerton Wood and surrounding fields. Foxes pass through the wood on their way to and from their dens. Wood mice enjoy munching the hazel nuts in the autumn. The woodland is a good habitat for many bird species such as the rooks roosting in the high conifers. Swifts sweep past the woodland edge whilst feeding in the adjoining pasture field.
The woodland benefits from the use of two car parking areas, one adjacent to the woodland and another nearer the road-entrance.
Tillerton Wood is situated near the mid-Devon village of Cheriton Bishop, meaning 'church town' in Anglo-Saxon. The village church, based on a Norman church is well worth visiting. There is a pub, a shop, a post office and a cafe within the village, along with a primary school.
The village of Tedburn St. Mary is a few miles away and has a useful engineering shop selling fence posts, chainsaws and parts and many other items useful for the woodland purchaser. The adjoining garage sells petrol and diesel and the staff still fill your vehicle for you which is unusual nowadays!
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: £69,000 Freehold
- Location: Cheriton Bishop, Near Exeter, Devon
- Size: About 7 ¾ acres for sale
View of the woodland and valley
Established conifer trees
View from within
Stream along the northern boundary
An area of birch trees
A badger 'latrine'
A clearing, perhaps a good camping place
The entrance
Good internal track and Devon hedge bank
Car park for use by the purchaser
The stream in Autumn
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Boundaries:
All boundaries are indicated with red markings on posts and trees.
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Local manager
Stuart Brooking
07801 789215 or 01392 436229
stuart@woodlands.co.uk
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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.
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 191
Grid ref: SX 761 946
Nearest post code: EX6 6JD
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 East and North, follow the M5 to junction 31 where the road divides into the Plymouth bound A38 and the A30 Bodmin road. Take the A30 Bodmin road - the left hand fork of the road. From the south leave the A38 at the junction to the A30 Bodmin road, signposted Okehampton and Ide.
- Leave the A30 after about 10 miles at Woodleigh Junction, the exit signposted Cheriton Bishop. Continue into the village and past the Old Thatch pub on your left.
- Shortly after this take the 2nd right turn, just before the village shop, signposted Yeoford and the village hall.
- Continue on this road for about a mile, over the A30 via a bridge, up a short hill and around a left hand bend. Straight after the Crossway Woodland burial site look for a 'Public Bridleway' sign on the left and a small sign saying 'Haven Lea' . Turn in here and continue down the hill until the lane splits. Take the right hand narrow track. The car parking area is on the left after 100 metres.
- Continue on foot down the bridleway for about 200 metres until you see a ride stop on your right with the 'Tillerton Wood' name sign on it. This is the entrance to the wood.
- From the A30 West, take the junction signposted Cheriton Bishop and Tedburn St Mary (Woodleigh junction) and Follow the signs to Cheriton Bishop.
- Once into the village follow the directions above from passing the Old Thatch pub.
- Satnav/GPS note: the postcode EX6 6JD is for the point shown by the red dot on the location map.
Boundaries:
All boundaries are indicated with red 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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