Scarf Wood £89,000 Freehold
- Bramham, Near Wetherby & Leeds, West Yorkshire
- about 4 ⅔ acres
- Northern England
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Evening light on bluebells
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Amongst the mature beech trees
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The ride-stop entrance
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Bluebell carpet
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The mature wood
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Beautiful bluebells in Spring
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Wood anemones
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The ground is quite clear beneath the beech trees
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Patches of wild garlic
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View along the grassy ride
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A bench in a beech glade
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Hollies add privacy
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Beech trunks
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Beech with holly bushes
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Evening shadows
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Glimpsed views through the forest
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A haze of blue
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The main wood gate
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Description
A beautiful wood with some magnificent beech trees and masses of bluebells, Scarf Wood has a lot to offer a woodland owner who wants to spend time amongst the splendour of the natural world.
Upon reaching the ride-stop entrance in the south-western corner of the wood, there is space to park a car off the track, and a wide grassy ride leads east, flanked by the hedgerow, ditch and farmland at the southern boundary and the tall trees that make up the majority of the wood.
Closest to the ride-stop, there is a mix of sycamore, larch and a few ash but these quickly give way to a large grove of lovely beeches, with holly bushes that give a great deal of privacy and create little enclosures. One such glade has a rustic bench situated to enjoy the surroundings.
Trees
Beech, sycamore, larch, ash, holly, 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 length of the southern boundary of the wood there is also an unmade track, within the wood. Within the wood, there is plenty of open ground and accessible routes, that could be enhanced with regular maintenance.
Rights and covenants
Activities
Scarf 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 of Scarf Wood are identified with red paint markings. These are on post tops along the northern and eastern boundaries. To the south, the boundary is a hedgerow and ditch where the wood adjoins farmland. The western boundary is a ditch alongside the stone track.
Find this wood
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 105
- Grid ref: SE 410 437
- Nearest post code: LS23 6LX
- GPS coordinates: 53.8879, -1.37727
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 50 metres beyond the bend, the entrance to Scarf Wood is 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 Scarf 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.
A beautiful beech woodland with bluebells and holly, at Bramham, close to Wetherby, Leeds and York.
