Gold Swift Wood £95,000 Freehold
- Cotgrave, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- just under 4 ¼ acres
- Northern England
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Pine with oak and hawthorn
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Clear area beneath pine and oak
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Grass-filled glade
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Beautiful bramble colours
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Hawthorn berries
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A bench in a clearing
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The ride-stop entrance
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Spreading oak tree
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Hazy hawthorn understorey
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Evergreen fern
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One of the many ways through the wood
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Tall oak trees
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Bracket fungus on pine
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Standing deadwood birch, with fungus. Great habitat.
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Sloe berries on blackthorn
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Candlesnuff fungus
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An area with lots of pine
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Funnel fungus
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The ground is clear in places
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Native ferns
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Feather moss
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Beautiful contrasting colours
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The first gates on the track to the wood
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Description
Gold Swift Wood is an attractive mixed woodland with oak, birch, Scots pine and hawthorn. It is of a manageable size for someone looking for a productive woodland..
The high canopy is mainly tall oak trees, as well as the russet-trunked Scots pines in scattered groupings, here and there.. A flourishing shrub layer of hawthorn and the odd holly gives a good deal of privacy, and along the tracksides, woodland edge shrubs, such as sloe bushes, offer up blossom in the spring as well as autumn fruits.
A path leads directly into the wood from the ride stop, to an area near a characterful birch tree where a rustic bench is located. It’s a great place to pause for a while and take in the sights and sounds of the forest. From this point, a number of routes can be explored within the wood, amid ferns and almost effervescent woodland grasses. A range of fungi and mosses can also be found.
Trees
Oak and Scots pine with birch, hawthorn, blackthorn and holly.
Wildlife
Gold Swift Wood is a haven for wildlife, around the rides at two sides of the wood, butterflies and moths flourish. Gold Swift is the name of one such moth that has been recorded here at Cotgrave Forest. The mature oaks and other native trees provide a good food source and lots of potential nesting sites. A keen birdwatcher would be able to observe jays, nuthatches, treecreepers, greater spotted woodpeckers. Common birds include blackbirds, robins and wrens.
Buzzards are often spotted in the wood, hunting along the ride edges or overhead and you may even catch a fleeting glimpse of a sparrowhawk skimming over the canopy to ambush unsuspecting prey.
Both roe deer and muntjac pass through, look out for their trails.
Features
- Lovely mature trees.
- A rustic bench
- Privacy and tranquility
- A potential source of home firewood
Access, tracks and footpaths
There is good access to Gold Swift Wood. From Laming Gap Lane, a stone track (bridlepath) enters the wood, through a metal gate, follow this directly ahead and then round a righthand bend, after about 300m, there is a side track to the right. The entrance to Gold Swift Wood is located on this side track after about 40m and there is space to park a vehicle here, off the track. Within the wood there are a variety of routes that can be explored on foot.
Rights and covenants
There are no public rights of way within the wood. A bridlepath passes outside of the northern boundary of the wood.
The sporting rights are included in the sale.
Our standard covenant will apply.
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
Great for wildlife observation, it would be valuable to add bird and bat boxes and perhaps put up trail cameras to see what visits.
The wood would also be great for occasional family camping and crafts.
Local area and history
The place-name Cotgrave seems to have been derived from the Old English personal name, Cotta with graf (Old English), grove or copse, to make 'Cotta's grove'.
The local area is known as the Vale of Belvoir, meaning ‘beautiful view’, in French. The name was used by the 11th century Norman invaders when the original Belvoir Castle was established, but the native Anglo-Saxon population was unable (unwilling?), to pronounce such a foreign word, preferring to call it "Beaver Castle" this pronunciation is still used today. The area’s most famous produce includes Stilton cheese and Melton Mowbray pork pies, both area ideal for a picnic in the woods.
Wood maps
Wood map
Boundaries
The boundaries of Gold Swift Wood are marked with blue paint. These are on wooden post tops along the southern and eastern boundaries and on trees alongside the tracks on the western and northern boundaries.
Find this wood
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 129
- Grid ref: SK 645 327
- Nearest post code: NG12 5PG
- GPS coordinates: 52.8887, -1.04174
Location map
Directions
Just 10 miles from the centre of Nottingham and 20 miles north of Leicester.
From the South:-
- Travelling along the A46 turn on to the A606 signed to Nottingham.
- Pass the left turn to Widmerpool.
- Continue straight on through Stanton-on-the-Wolds.
- Immediately after leaving Stanton-on-the-Wolds turn right into Laming Gap Lane.
From the West:-
- Travelling along the M52 turn on to the A606 signed to Melton.
- Go under the railway and through Tollerton.
- Go straight on at the traffic lights.
- Pass two left turns to Normanton.
- Immediately before Stanton-on-the Wolds village sign turn left onto Laming Gap Lane.
Laming Gap Lane:-
- Pass Wynnstay Cottage on the left and proceed to a sharp right hand bend.
- Park in the lay-by at this point.
- Cotgrave Forest is 100 metres north east along Wolds Lane.
- Walk round the green entrance barrier and continue along the track (Bridlepath - Wolds Lane)
- Continue for about 400m where the track turns at a righthand bend, then on again for 300m,
- Take a side track to the right. The entrance to Gold Swift Wood is located on this side track after about 40m, where there is space to park a vehicle here, off the track.
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.
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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 mixed woodland in Cotgrave Forest, of a manageable size, with lots of wildlife.
