Kiplea Copse £95,000 Freehold
- Kiplin, Near Catterick, North Yorkshire
- about 5 ½ acres
- Northern England
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The wood with a carpet of Spring green
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A bench in a clearing
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Looking towards the southern boundary
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Tall oaks can be found throughout the wood
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Broadleaved trees in Kiplea Copse
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A few conifers are scattered through
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The fresh green of dog's mercury
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Mature trees and dog's mercury
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Beautiful primroses
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The ground is quite clear
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Evergreen holly
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Birch, sycamore and ash in the bank near the farmland
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Arum lillies
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Larger oak trees near the boundary
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In places, ivy climbs up into the high canopy
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Sunny celandine flowers
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The ride-stop entrance to the wood
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The main wood gate at the bend in Sled Lane
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Description
Kiplea Copse is an attractive mature mixed woodland, mainly native broadleaved trees such as oak, beech, birch, sycamore, ash and wych elm, with a sprinkling of conifers mixed in, particularly towards the eastern boundary.
In the northern part of the wood, there’s quite a lot of coppiced hazel and wych elm beneath the tall canopy and a rich ground flora of dog’s mercury, arum lilies, primroses and native ferns. A few old fallen trees make great deadwood habitat for woodland wildlife, the leathery bark of birch trunks outlasting the timber. Wildlife habitat is further enhanced with a few of the large trees having a covering of ivy.
Towards the south-eastern corner, a bench is located on the level, just before the land drops away slightly, close to some oak and beech trees. Ash, in this area of the wood could yield a fantastic home firewood supply or material for crafts. A small area in the south-western corner has recently been cut back where and electrical line crosses the wood boundary and there’s already logs ready to stack to season.
Along the southern and eastern boundaries are old hedge shrubs such as elder, blackthorn, hawthorn and willow with farm fields beyond and pleasant views out.
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 with an interesting mix of species.
- A rustic bench
- Views over farmland
- Easy access on foot
Access, tracks and footpaths
A good stone track leads directly to the ride-stop entrance of Kiplea Copse, 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
Ideal for occasional camping with family, conservation projects and woodland crafts, Kiplea Copse has a lot to offer.
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 Kiplea Copse are marked with orange paint. These are on post tops along the northern and western boundaries. To the south and east, 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 272 983
- Nearest post code: DN10 6AN
- GPS coordinates: 54.3803, -1.58188
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.
Kiplea Copse is located at the end of this track 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.
Kiplea Copse is located at the end of this track 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 tranquil and attractive mature broadleaved woodland near Kiplin, Catterick.
