Wrenna Wood £55,000 Freehold
- Cotgrave, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- just over 2 ¼ acres.
- Northern England
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The red of a Scots pine, in contrast to the surrounding beech
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A bench in a glade with holly
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Bright green beeches
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Oaks give way to beech trees in the south of the wood
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Level access throughout the wood
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Pippy oak trunk
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Dappled sunlight through the canopy
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Oaks grow tall and straight
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The red of a Scots Pine, in contrast to the surrounding beech
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The ground is clear in the area near the bench
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Bright holly berries
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Honeysuckle makes a perfect nest site for woodland birds
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Oak burring
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Smooth, silvery bark of beech tree trunks
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Amongst the greens
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The ride-stop entrance
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Signage at the main wood entrance
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Description
Wrenna Wood is a mature deciduous woodland of a small and manageable size, with beautiful, straight-grown, oak and beech trees throughout with a handful of tall Scots pine trees too.
Beneath the lofty high canopy, a flourishing shrub layer of hawthorn, some sloes and the odd holly create bushy screening, along with ascending and cascading fragrant honeysuckle, blackberry bushes and ferns.
A path leads directly into the wood from the ride-stop to an area where oak gives way to beech trees and a rustic bench is located in a glade where you are likely surrounded by birdsong.
Trees
Oak and beech with hawthorn, blackthorn and holly.
Wildlife
Wrenna Wood is a haven for wildlife, the mature oaks and beeches providing a good food source and potential nesting sites. A keen birdwatcher would be able to observe jays, nuthatches, treecreepers, greater spotted woodpeckers. Common birds include blackbirds, robins and wrens, the latter from which the wood takes its name; the word wrenna is an old English and celtic name for wren, in the feminine.
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 tranquillity
- A potential source of home firewood
Access, tracks and footpaths
There is very good access to Wrenna Wood. From Laming Gap Lane, a stone track enters the wood, through a metal gate and about 200m on your right, another stoned ride is accessed via a locked gate (owners have a key for both). Wrenna Wood ride-stop is about 150m on the right. There is space to park a vehicle here, off the track.
Within the wood, a path leads over the level ground to a glade with a bench and it would be a simple job to make a few more paths too.
Rights and covenants
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 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 are marked with turquoise paint. These are on trees along the northern boundary against the track. Elsewhere they are on post-tops.
Find this wood
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 126
- Grid ref: SK 646 324
- Nearest post code: NG12 5PG
- GPS coordinates: 52.8857, -1.04113
Location map
Directions
Just 10 miles from the centre of Nottingham and 20 miles north of Leicester.
Directions.
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 (Wolds Lane)
- Continue for 200 metres before taking a right turn onto the stone-surfaced track.
- Climb the gate and walk along the track for 150 metres where Wrenna Wood is on the right.
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.
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A small and beautiful oak and beech woodland, with mature trees, near the edge of Cotgrave Forest.
