Beechy Copse £95,000 Freehold
- Bramham, Near Wetherby & Leeds, West Yorkshire
- over 4 ½ acres
- Northern England
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Native ferns and bluebells
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The ride-stop entrance
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A rustic bench in a glade
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Beautiful primroses
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Dog's mercury
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Wild violets
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The route passes large beech trees
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The bench with a bluebell-filled view
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Fresh green of new beech leaves
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The odd holly adds privacy
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Contrasting blues and greens of Spring
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Wild garlic
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View into the sycamore area
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Pale violets
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View from the northern boundary looking into the wood
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Autumn beech colour
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Russet tones
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Fallen leaves and golden larch needles
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Beech and holly
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The main wood gate
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Description
A beautiful wood with a mixed age structure including mature beech, as well as tall larch, pine, oak, sycamore and a few sweet chestnut and birch trees.
Along the southern boundary, a large cherry tree can be found and several holly bushes are dotted through.
At ground level, there are lots of animal pathways crossing the wood, amid patches of blackberry, wild garlic, swathes of bluebells and dogs’ mercury and even a patch of wild violets.
In the centre of the wood, a track leads south from the ride-stop, and off to the left, there’s a bench in a glade of majestic mature beech trees with patches of bluebell.
The west side of the wood is mostly younger trees, still with a high canopy, with lots of sycamore, oak, a few ash and young beech seedlings. To the east of the beech grove, tall pine and larch trees grow
The wood enjoys good access, with tracks along the north and south of the wood there are views over farmland to the north.
Trees
Beech, oak, sweet chestnut, ash, sycamore, cherry, holly, larch and pine.
Wildlife
Beechy Copse has a rich ecology and there is a great deal of wildlife to be found. Buzzards hunt around the wood boundaries and never seem far away with their mewing calls. Inquisitive red kites swoop in to monitor your movements. Jays, blackbirds, wrens and robins can be seen as well as wood pigeons which love to roost here.
Animal trails of roe deer and other mammals criss-cross through the wood and beds or scrapes can often be found. It would be great to install a hide, or put up a trail cameras to see what else passes through when humans are not around.
Features
- Mature trees including big beeches
- Mixed habitat
- Great for wildlife
- Private
- A rustic bench in a glade
- Lots of bluebells
Access, tracks and footpaths
A good route via solid stone tracks leads from the bridlepath gate on Thorner Lane (known as Dalton Lane) then east, through the forest to the entrance of Beechy Copse.
Within the wood, a route links through glades and most parts are accessible. The ground has a gentle slope to it and sturdy footwear is always recommended.
Rights and covenants
Activities
Beechy Copse is perfect for those who are keen on wildlife watching or seeking peace and connection with the natural world.
Local area and history
West Park Plantation, of which the wood is part, sits on a high ridge of limestone, just to the north of Bramham Park and Hope Hall.
Bramham is a product of a grand tour; its creator Robert Benson, later Lord Bingley, completed his formal education with a grand tour in 1697, and whilst in Italy he began to envisage his new mansion in the Palladian manner complemented in a landscaped park, in the fashion made popular by Le Nôtre in France in the late 17th century.
The house and park are still privately owned by the family with Nick Fox-Lane the current custodian, the estate is best known for hosting Leeds Festival and Bramham Horse Trials. The wood, until recently, was part of the estate.
Wood maps
Wood map
Boundaries
The boundaries of Beechy Copse are marked in pink. These are on trees along the northern and southern boundaries and on post-tops along the east and west boundaries.
Find this wood
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 105
- Grid ref: SE 408 440
- Nearest post code: LS23 6LX
- GPS coordinates: 53.8906, -1.37937
Location map
Directions
Just 11 miles from Leeds, 15 miles from Harrogate and 20 miles from York.
The wood is located west of the A1(M) between junctions 44 and 45.
Please park in the lay-by opposite the Dalton Lane bridle path gate. Map pin here. Please avoid parking in front of the gate itself. The owner of the wood will have a key to the gate but for viewings it is a walk of about half an hour each way.
Important. Please note: Access via West Woods Farm on Meadow Lane is not permitted.
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Travel parallel with the A1(M) south from junction 45 and north from junction 44 signed to Bramham and turn west on to Thorner Road signposted for Wetherby, Boston Spa and Thorner.
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After just less than a mile at the sharp left bend keep right on to Thorner Lane.
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After a third of a mile pass the first woodland entrance on the right and proceed for a further 200 metres before parking in the layby on the left. (map pin above)
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Cross the road and walk through the entrance way on to Dalton Lane Bridleway and continue for about 800 metres before turning right on to a stone track. (climbing the gate)
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Follow this track bending around to the left after about 700 metres.
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Ignore the first left.
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After 300 metres on reaching a 'T' junction, turn left on to another hard surfaced track and continue approximately 200 metres where Beechy Copse is located on the left.
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Please note, the new owner will have a key and will be able to drive all the way to Beechy Copse.
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.
An attractive mixed woodland with a grove of mature beech trees and bluebells
