Katterburn Wood £55,000 Freehold
- Kiplin, Near Catterick, North Yorkshire
- nearly 3 ¼ acres
- Northern England
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A bench in an elevated position
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Along the southern boundary
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A mix of broadleaves and conifer trees
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Old birch trunk with fungus
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Tall trees in the south west corner of the wood
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Old ivy climbs high into the canopy of a few of the trees
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Oak trees with ivy
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A fallen tree encloses a clearing near the bench
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A split trunk makes great habitat
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Wild currant bushes
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Dog's mercury
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Wild violets
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The ride-stop entrance
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The main wood gate
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Description
A lovely, mature deciduous woodland, Katterburn Copse is located in a peaceful rural location close to Kiplin Hall, Catterick.
The tall trees are an attractive mixture of native broadleaves such as oak, beech, birch, sycamore, ash, and wych elm. A few of the older trees have ivy growing up them, providing evergreen cover for wildlife.
From the ridestop entrance, which is set on the plateau of a small hill, known locally as ‘Fatten Hill’, if you strike off south westwards, following the contour, you reach a dell enclosed by a couple of old fallen tree trunks and a striking standing dead ash trunk (an ideal bat roost?). In this space, a rustic bench is situated. This spot might make a good base camp, with the land then dropping gently away to the south and west boundaries that border farmland.
Along the edges of the wood, there are remnants of old hedgerows with views across the countryside and a number of large, ivy-clad oak trees on the slope.
The ground is carpeted with bright green dog’s mercury and dotted with native ferns, primroses and viewers with a keen eye, might spot violets.
Trees
Mature oak, beech, birch, ash, sycamore, wych elm and a few conifers.
Wildlife
A welcoming chorus of forest birdlife, such as chiff-chaffs (in spring and summer), wrens and blackbirds, fills the air, along with the buzz of bees and the cooing of woodpigeons. Buzzards mew overhead and you may even hear a tawny owl call.
Roe deer pass through the wood and you may notice their trails or the scraped beds where they rest up at night.
Features
- Mature trees
- A rural setting
- Tranquility
- A rustic bench
- Lots of wildlife
Access, tracks and footpaths
A good stone track leads directly to the ride-stop entrance of Katterburn Wood, where there’s space to park a car. From here, access on foot throughout the wood is quite easy, though sturdy footwear is always recommended.
Rights and covenants
Activities
Katterburn Wood is a great location for family forestry perhaps occasional camping and woodcrafts away from the strains of everyday life.
It is well suited for wildlife observation and could also yield a useful firewood supply.
Local area and history
A Heritage Lottery funded archaeology project, undertaken in 2014, explored the area around Kiplin, which was recorded as ‘Chipeling’ in the Domesday survey of 1086. Through the millennia before the township of Chipeling existed, the area was home to prehistoric hunter-gatherers, early farmers and invading Romans who founded the town of Catterick. Later there were Saxon kings and warriors, and medieval monks farmed the land at Kiplin and milled grain to support nearby Easby Abbey and each era has left fragments of the past behind.
With an interest in archaeology, The Earl and Countess of Tyrconnel of Kiplin Hall, supported the discovery of late Bronze Age, Roman and Saxon objects on the estate, in the first part of the nineteenth century, including three late Bronze Age gold torque-shaped bracelets.
Wood maps
Wood map
Boundaries
The boundaries of Katterburn Wood are marked with blue paint. These are on post tops along the northern and eastern boundaries. To the south and west, the markings are on the old hedge-line which we believe denotes the true boundary (rather than the more recent wire fencing).
Find this wood
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 99
- Grid ref: SE 271 984
- Nearest post code: DN10 6AN
- GPS coordinates: 54.3807, -1.58361
Location map
Directions
Situated about 4 miles off the A1 between Richmond and Northallerton, with the Yorkshire Dales to the west and North York Moors to the east.
Satnav: the postcode DL10 6AN covers several properties and the wood. The point shown by the red dot on the location map/s is the wood entrance gate.
Travelling from the A1(M):
At J52 for Catterick, take the 1st exit onto A6055.
Turn right onto Catterick Rd/A6055/A6136 to Brompton on Swale.
At the traffic lights, turn right onto B6271.
Upon reaching Scorton, turn right onto Bolton Rd/B6271, passing through Bolton on Swale.
At the Ellerton junction, Sled Lane (opposite Lakeside Country Park), turn left, signed to Whitwell and Forest.
Continue along Sled Lane for around 900m to a sharp bend with a Woodland for sale sign on your right.
Tuck into the fenceline and park here to view the wood.
Follow the stone track on foot for 60m then follow the track that turns right up hill.
Katterburn Wood is located near the end of this track, to the right, after about 100m.
Travelling from Northallerton on the B6271
Travel through Great Langdon and continue on.
Before Kiplin Hall, turn right, signed to Whitwell and Forest.
Continue along this lane, past the Ecolodges then turn sharp right.
After the S bend travel for a further 1500 metres and turn left, signed for Scorton and Richmond.
After a sharp left hand bend you will see a gateway with a ‘Woodland for sale’ sign on your left.
Tuck into the fenceline and park here to view the wood.
Follow the stone track on foot for 60m then follow the track that turns right up hill.
Katterburn Wood is located near the end of this track, to the right, after about 100m.
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.
A beautiful mixed woodland with mature trees, near Kiplin, Catterick.
