Stoop wood £79,000 Freehold
- Castle Carrock, Brampton, Cumbria
- about 5 ½ acres
- Cumbria
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Woodland bench
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Stoop Wood
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Reaching for the sky
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Hardstanding area
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Sunlit fern
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Southern boundary
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Western boundary line
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Through the trees
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Scots pine
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Eastern boundary
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Distant Cumrew fell
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Ivy embrace
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Young Scots pine
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Scots pine
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Through the canopy
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Sorrel
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Mixed woodland
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Understorey
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Up through the canopy
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Standing deadwood
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Woodland floor
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Main access track
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Roadside signage
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Main entrance to the woods
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Ridestop entrance
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Eastern boundary line
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Hardstanding area
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Description
Stoops Wood lies in a secluded corner of the larger Hayton Moss woodland. Originally planted with Scots pine, the woodland has been undisturbed for several generations. This has allowed other species to move in, giving a more natural feel than a standard plantation.
The open spacing of the trees allows a profusion of ferns and bracken to thrive on the woodland floor, with sorrels and mosses carpeting the ground beneath. Level overall, there is a small dip in the topography when first entering the wood, with a corresponding rise along the southern boundary fence.
Located in the midst of a variety of arable and stock holding fields, the woodland is generally quiet and peaceful, allowing the sounds of nature to flow unhindered through the trees.
Trees
The main body of the wood is populated by Scots pine, some of which have reached impressive heights. Holly and birch are well scattered throughout the woodland, with occasional sycamore.
Along the boundaries are crab apple and hawthorn, with a few majestic beech and oak.
Wildlife
Itinerant deer and badgers evidence their presence with narrow pathways through the ground flora. Small poke holes in the moss indicate the entrances to the underground homes of voles and wood mice. Diminutive wrens can often be seen on a low perch as they forage for insects on logs and fallen branches whilst tits and finches occupy the mid-line of the canopy.
Probably our most photogenic native mammal, the red squirrel, is resident within the wood. A local charity is actively taking measures to protect this endangered species and secure its future.
Features
The wood has an excellent hardstanding, ideal for stacking timber before removal. A small path leads onwards beneath the beech boughs to a shady bower with a woodland bench.
Access, tracks and footpaths
Access to the wood from the minor road is via a well-built, hard-stone track suitable for most cars. This is a particularly private woodland, with no public rights of way along the access track or through the wood.
Rights and covenants
The sporting rights are owned and included in the sale.
As with all our woodlands, the purchaser will be asked to enter into a covenant which serves to protect the peace and quiet of the woodland for all
As is the case for all our woodlands, the purchaser will be asked to enter into a covenant which serves to protect the peace and quiet of the woodland.Activities
Stoop Wood is the ideal woodland to engage in small-scale woodland management and conservation.
The ambient peace and quiet encourage time to sit a while and absorb the experience of nature first-hand.
Local area and history
Surrounded by farmland, the wood is an island in the midst of agricultural activity. Small villages like Castle Carrock would have been centres for the community and home to the barons who controlled the area.
Today, Brampton is the nearest town with a wide range of local services, shops, cafes and accommodation.
Overlooking the area are the last hills of the Pennine chain as it dips into the Tyne Valley. An area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) it offers plenty of scope for walking and cycling.
A stoop is a colloquialism for a gate post.
Wood maps
Wood map
Boundaries
The boundaries are marked by orange, painted-top posts and blue marks on the fence-line posts.
Find this wood
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 86
- Grid ref: NY 523 548
- Nearest post code: CA8 9LG
- GPS coordinates: 54.8865, -2.74489
Location map
Directions
Stoop Wood is in a rural location near to the village of Castle Carrock, 9 miles east of Carlisle and 60 miles west of Newcastle.
Satnav: the postcode CA8 9BT is for the point shown by the red dot on the location maps. Satnav coordinates are: N54:53:42, W02:44:26.
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Click Here for Directions From Bing Maps enter your own postcode, (Stoop Wood coordinates are already entered) and click on the blue "Go" box. This will take you to the main entrance gate.
Our Directions:
- From Brampton centre, take the B6413 towards Castle Carrock.
- Follow for 3 miles, going under the A69 and crossing the railway at Brampton Fell until reaching a crossroads.
- Turn right signposted How Mill & Hayton and continue for 0.3 miles.
- Go under the viaduct and turn immediately left, signposted Greenwell.
- Continue for 0.7 miles and bear left at the junction, continuing for a further 150m then fork right before a white bungalow.
- In 150m, pass the first gated woodlands entrance on the left, the main entrance is another 180m 0n the left.
- Park safely off the highway, taking care not to block the gate and continue on foot.
- Walk through the wood on the track for about 600m; the entrance to the wood is through a well-marked ridestop directly in front and to the left.
How we support our buyers
Membership of the small woodland owners’ group
£300 for a woodland course of your choice
One year's free membership of the royal forestry society
Please note this wood is owned by woodlands.co.uk.
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 their mobile phone. The first offer at the stated price which is accepted, whether by phone or email, has priority.
Please take care when viewing as the great outdoors can contain unexpected hazards and woodlands are no exception. You should exercise common sense and caution, such as wearing appropriate footwear and avoiding visiting during high winds.
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.
Mixed woodland with level topography in a quiet and peaceful location in a rural, agricultural area.
