Hermia Wood £79,000 Freehold
- Bramham, Near Wetherby & Leeds, West Yorkshire
- about 4 ½ acres
- Northern England
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Majestic beeches and a sea of bluebells
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Bluebells at their most intense
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Ground flora indicates ancient woodland
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The ride-stop entrance
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Tall straight beech trees
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A characterful large beech near the southern boundary
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It's hard for a photo to truly capture the beauty of the scene
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A fallen log
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Views over the fields to Hope Hall
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The old grassy ride along the southern boundary
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A fragrant patch of wild garlic
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Tall larches
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Mixed broadleaved trees
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Larch and pine near the ridestop
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Flushes of many shades of green in the Spring
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Honeysuckle tendrils
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Holly berries
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A grassy dell
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The main wood gate
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Beeches in early summer
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Beautiful shades
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A boletus fungi
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A rustic bench in a scenic spot
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Animal trail
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The bench glimpsed across the clearing
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Bench in the sunlight
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Jelly-ear fungus on decaying wood
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A winter promise, of spring bluebells
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Description
On arriving at the ride-stop entrance of Hermia Wood, set amid a larger forest near the village of Bramham, it is apparent that the wood has good maturity with lofty Scots pine and larch setting the scene upon entering. There are one or two spruce trees too and amongst the shrub layer, evergreen holly bushes afford privacy, along with many beech and sycamore seedling trees as well as fragrant honeysuckle. The wood has been managed in the past and the tall trees are well spaced, allowing the development of natural regeneration so a varied age structure is developing.
From the ride-stop entrance, a path leads off directly through the trees. Roughly halfway into the wood, the type of trees change to mixed broadleaves with oak, sycamore and ash, giving way to a large area of mature beech trees. The ground flora changes too, and there are masses of bluebells and dog’s mercury growing beneath the deciduous trees.
A rustic bench has been set in a scenic spot beneath the beeches, not far from the southern boundary. The bluebells are particularly abundant in the area, making quite a show in the spring, there are also significant swathes of wild garlic near the southern boundary.
Along the southern boundary, a section of grassy track is included with the wood, adjoining an old hedgerow of hawthorn, ash, sycamore, blackthorn and elder. Here butterflies and other pollinating insects travel along, drawn by the sunlight and wildflowers.
Trees
Mature beech, Scots pine, larch and spruce with oak, sycamore, rowan, ash, hawthorn and elder.
Wildlife
The sound of nesting songbirds, declaring their territory and attracting mates is quite wonderful in the spring and early summer. At other times of the year, buzzards and red kites are quite conspicuous along with the more common blackbirds, robins, wrens and tits. Often, in the summer and autumn, nursery flocks of mixed tit species, move and feed together through the high canopy, calling constantly to one another as they go.
The wood is rich in wildlife due to its age and maturity as well as its connectivity to lots more woodland. If the new owner sets up a trail camera, they’d be likely to pick up badger, fox, brown hare as well as roe deer, which frequently bed down in the wood. Animal tracks criss-cross all over.
Features
- Mature trees forming a high canopy
- A rustic bench in a scenic glade beneath beech trees
- Lovely bluebells in Spring
- Great wildlife value
- Private
Access, tracks and footpaths
The wood is accessed via a good stone track which leads all the way to the ride-stop entrance, where there is space to park a vehicle off the track. Along the southern boundary of the wood there is also an unmade track, within the wood, which is also used by the neighbouring farmer to access certain fields.
Rights and covenants
Activities
Hermia Wood is perfect for those who are keen on wildlife watching or seeking peace and connection with the natural world.
The mix of trees means it could be useful for bushcraft and good privacy means that it is suitable for occasional camping with family and friends.
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 are painted with pink markings.
These are on posts along the south-east and north-west boundaries and on trees along the north-east and south-west boundaries.
Find this wood
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 105
- Grid ref: SE 412 437
- Nearest post code: LS23 6LX
- GPS coordinates: 53.8885, -1.37384
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. Follow this track bending around to the left after about 700 metres.
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After a further 300 metres turn right on to another hard surfaced track and continue approximately 200 metres where Hermia Wood is located on the right.
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Please note, the new owner will have a key and will be able to drive all the way to Hermia Wood.
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 well-spaced mixed conifers and mature beech with bluebells. Located at Bramham, between Wetherby, Leeds and Tadcaster.
