SOLD: Bailey Wood (Coed Bailey) £175,000 Freehold
- Felindre, Knighton, Powys
- almost 15 acres
- West and South Wales and Herefordshire
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Deuddwr Brook - a substantial fast flowing stream
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Deuddwr Brook further into the wood
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Track leading to Deuddwr Brook
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A decent sized meadow before you get to the wood
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Another view of Deuddwr Brook
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Track leading over Deuddwr Brook and into the wood
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Track from main gate heading towards Deuddwr Brook
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Another view of the meadow
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Track leading you through the wood
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View into the wood
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View up into the wood
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View out from the western boundary
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Large oak marked on the southern boundary
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Another view up into the wood
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boundary marker on the south western corner
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Bailey wood name board
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Main entrance for Bailey wood please park up here and walk on
Description
A fairly rare opportunity to get the whole package : stream, meadow and oak woodland with great access in a beautiful quiet location!
Access is through a gate directly off a quiet minor road, bringing you to a short stretch of grassy ride which then opens out into a level, tree fringed area of meadow grassland. There is ample space here for setting up camp or building a shelter, and it feels private and sheltered.
Running along the eastern side of the meadow is the Deuddwr Brook, a substantial, fast flowing stream, and of course a great asset to campers and wildlife alike. On the far side of the brook, the land slopes up before levelling off somewhat at the peak of the hill. These slopes are wooded, almost exclusively oak, and this extends up to the top of the hill. Underfoot is mainly grass and fern with plenty of space between making for relatively easy, albeit uphill access through the woodland!
Fording the stream at the southeast corner of the meadow, it's possible to take a vehicle further into the land following the grass trackway which hairpins once back across the slope bringing you to a point about half way up the hill. There are lovely views out across surrounding fields from the top.
Trees
Oak is the predominant species growing here, particularly in the eastern half of the woodland. Towards the western side, around the meadow and extending down the western boundary alongside the Deuddwr Brook, there is more variety of species including ash, hazel, field maple, holly and alder.
Under the oak which covers most of the hillside is an understory of grasses and ferns, with bluebell, foxglove, wood anemone and oxalis to be found as well.
Wildlife
A lovely mixed habitat, open grassland, a generous stream and oak woodland all add up to a wonderful environment to support a great variety of wildlife, big and small.
Features
The area of meadow here is a good size, ample for either creating an area for camping or for woodland activities. The access is easy too, a short and level distance in from the minor road.
Deuddwr Brook, a good sized stream and valuable water supply. Across the stream, the wooded hillside is mainly oak.
Access, tracks and footpaths
Access to Bailey Wood is excellent with direct private access off a minor road.
There is a ford crossing a short distance into the land which gives access to the wooded hillside.
There are no public footpaths through the land.
Activities
Bailey Wood would be a fantastic base for any and all woodland activities, camping, stream dipping, green woodworking with its own sustainable source of oak, as well as total immersion in the nature and wildlife of woodland and meadow.
This could be a great base for running some form of educational project or Forest School.
Fabulous walking is also on offer by way of the Glyndwr Way which it is possible to join in Felindre, close by Bailey Wood. The route describes a horseshoe starting in Knighton and ending in Welshpool (or the other way...) taking in Machynlleth on the Cardigan coast on the way!
Local area and history
Bailey Wood is named on the 1889 OS map of Beguildy which gives a nice sense of continuity in looking after this lovely woodland. The majority of the wood is classified as Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland, meaning it has been continuously under tree cover for at least 400 years.
Wood maps
This wood is now sold, please do not visit the wood without the permission of the owner.
Find this wood
This wood is now sold, please do not visit the wood without the permission of the owner.
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 148
- Grid ref: SO 155 795
- Nearest post code: LD7 1YR
- GPS coordinates: 52.407, -3.242
Location map
Directions
From Knighton take the B4355, signposted to Beguildy and Newtown. Continue along the B4355 for 10 miles until you reach the village Felindre. Continue through the village until you come to a crossroads at the far end of the village where you turn left, signposted to Llanbister. Continue along this road for 1 1/2 miles approximately until you see the gated entrance to Bailey Wood on the left, with a Woodlands for Sale sign on the gate.
Please pull in and park carefully here.
From Newtown take the A483 south, towards Llanbister. Turn left onto the B4355, signposted towards Felindre, Beguildy and Knighton and follow until you come to a crossroads in the village of Felindre. Turn right, signposted to Llanbister, and follow the minor road until you see the gated entrance to the wood on your left with a Woodlands for Sale sign.
Please pull in and park here carefully and continue on foot.
The entrance is located at:
- Lat/Long: 52.40695,-3.2436
- What3words: regulator.overtones.rugs
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 stretch of the burbling Deuddwr Brook runs alongside a meadow with a ford crossing leading to pretty oak wooded hillside.
Managed by Tamsin and Matt Brown
Telephone: 07956 256101
Telephone: 07950 379533
Email: [email protected]
