SOLD: Yewbank Wood £39,000 Freehold
- Meathop, Grange over sands, South Lakes
- about 4 ⅓ acres
- Cumbria
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Ash and yew trees grown together
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Entrance and ridestop
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Holly, ash and yew trees on the slopes
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Path meanders between Ash and Yew trees
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Hazel coppice framed by yew trees and the lane beyond
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Beyond the Yew trees, more light reaches the woodland floor
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Scarlet elf cap fungus growing on a dead mossy branch
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Dead birch provides a feeding place for woodpeckers
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Path along the boundary with hotel and holiday cabins.
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Flowering Ramsomes
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Wych Elm
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Limestone escarpment
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Buttercups by the wayside
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Atop the escarpment
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Spring inflorescence
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Bee amongst the bluebells
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Bluebells gallore!
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Cuckoo pint
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Description
Yewbank Wood is primarily yew woodland growing on limestone and is best described by the National Vegetation Classification as W13 (Taxus baccata - yew woodland) which is a rare native woodland habitat in the UK. Within Cumbria it is only found in a few locations. There are also areas of more diverse broadleaved woodland where the canopy consists of ash with cherry, birch and willow. These parts of the wood have a hazel understory and a diversity of plants including bluebells, dogs mercury and wild garlic. The plant communities indicate that Yewbank has been woodland for a very long time and is recorded as Ancient Semi Natural Woodland meaning that the land has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. The wood was once part of the grounds of what is now the Woodlands Hotel.
Yewbank Wood is a beautiful, rich and intriguing wood with easy access to its slopes and paths. It is open access woodland (designated under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000).
The Area: the Lakeland fells are to the north. With Morcambe Bay to the south, Yewbank Wood is perfectly located on the southern edge of the Lake District National Park. There are plenty of B+Bs locally as well as a caravan site and the 4 star Woodlands Hotel, just down the road.
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.
Wood maps
Wood map
Boundaries
The boundaries are indicated with blue markings. North Eastern boundary is the edge of the driveway to the Woodlands Hotel and caravan park and is indicated with blue markings on trees. The South Eastern boundary follows the fence between the woods and the Woodlands Hotel holiday lodges. The Southern boundary is the stone wall. The South Western boundary is the garden fences and the rest of the Western boundary is the edge of the road. The short, Northern most boundary is marked on trees.
Find this wood
This wood is now sold, please do not visit the wood without the permission of the owner.
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 97
- Grid ref: SD 436 803
- Nearest post code: LA11 6RB
- GPS coordinates: 54.215, -2.8656
Location map
Directions
Satnav: the postcode LA11 6RB is for the point shown by the red dot on the location maps. Satnav coordinates are:N54:12:59 W2:51:56
Click Here for Directions From Bing Maps enter your own postcode, (Fellend Wood coordinates are already entered) and click on the blue "Go" box. This will take you to the main gate on Meathop Road.
Our Directions:
- Locate the A590(T)
- Exit on to the B5277 signed for Meathop, Lindale and Grange.
- After 200 metres turn left signed to Meathop.
- After half a mile and upon reaching Meathop Village bear right and follow the road for a further 300 metres.
- YewbankWood is on the left, just after the entrance to the Woodlands Hotel and the caravan park..
How we support our buyers
Membership of the small woodland owners’ group
£300 for a woodland course of your choice
Free copies of two woodland books
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.
A rare yew woodland in the South Lakes District area.
