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Price:£89,000FreeholdLocation:LangleyHeath,KentSize:7½acresforsaleOSLandranger:OSNo188Gridref:TQ816513Nearestpostcode:ME173GZ
ByrdWoodKent
Themanageablesizeandgreataccessmakethiswoodanattractiveopportunityforanewownerlookingforachestnutcoppicewoodland.
Description
Levelandeasilyaccessedfromthecountrylane,ByrdWoodisanancientwoodlandfeaturingchestnutcoppicewiththeoccasionaloakstandard.Amongstthechestnutotherbroadleafspeciesarefound,includingmountainash,birch,hawthorn,hollyandhazel.Arusticstylebenchhasbeeninstalledinasmallclearingbyamatureoaktree,ashortwalkfromtheridestopentrance.TothenorthofByrdWoodisBeringWood(8acres-currentlyavailableforsale).
Thepurchasersofthewoodlandwillbeaskedtoenterintoacovenanttoensurethequietandpeacefulenjoymentofadjoiningwoodlandsandmeadows.
Thischestnutcoppicewoodfeaturestheoccasionaloakstandard.Thewoodisintwosperatecoppicerotations-thewestsideofByrdWoodwillbereadyforcuttinginapprox.13years,andtheeastsideofthewoodinapprox.7years.Ofcourse,itwillconvenientlyregrow.ItisworthnotingthatWoodlands.co.ukoffer£300towardsacourseforanewowner.Thiswouldprovidetheopportunitytolearntheskillsrequiredtoresumecoppicinginthefuture.Thesweetchestnutwouldprovideagoodsourceoffirewood,ordurabletimberformakingposts.Alternatively,anownercouldencourageamorevariedanddiversewoodtodevelopby‘singling’thechestnutandplantingmixednativebroadleaves.Youcanreadmoreaboutthisinourblog.
Theoaksmaybenefitfromhalothinning,byfellingafewtreesimmediatelyadjacenttothemtoallowmorelighttoreachthemaincrown.Otherspeciesfoundincludemountainash,birch,hawthorn,hollyandhazel.
ByrdWoodhasbeendesignatedasAncientReplantedWoodland(PAWS)byNaturalEngland.Thislandhasbeenwoodedsinceatleast1600AD.
Crossbills,sparrowhawks,buzzards,kestrels,greenandgreatspottedwoodpeckers,nightjar,redstart,spottedflycatcherandwoodwarblerhavebeenrecordedintheKing’sWoodandAbbeyWoodarea.
Wearefortunatetohavetwousefulstudies,whichwereundertakenbyprofessionals.TheManagementPlanhasbeenwrittenbyaqualifiedandexperiencedforestryprofessionaltoindicateawayinwhichAbbeyWoods(ofwhichByrdWoodisapart)asawholemightbemanaged,butonlyyoucanknowwhatyouwanttoachieveandwhatyourresourcesare.TheManagementPlanisnotmandatory,butitisfullofgoodadvice,andalotofbackgroundinformationwhichwillcertainlybeinterestinganduseful.WealsohaveareportfromJulianEvans,authorof“GettingStartedinaWoodofYourOwn”.ThereportcoversthewiderareaofAbbeyWoodsandagain,adviceisnotcompulsory.PleasebearinmindthatnoteverythingineitherofthemappliestotheparticularareaofAbbeyWoodswhichisByrdWood.
ByrdWoodisalsopartofalargerLocalWildlifeSite-youcanfindoutmoreaboutthishere.
AccesstoByrdWoodisviaasinglemetalgateoffthecountryroadinthesoutheastofthewood.Astonedtrackleadstotheridestopentrancetothewood.HereownersareabletodriveinandparkacarwithinByrdWood.Thereisasecondgateentranceonthesouthwestcornerofthewood.Thisleadstoapublicfootpathrunningnorth-southjustinsidethewestboundaryofByrdWood.ThistrackalsoprovidesasecondrightofwayforBeringWood(themainentranceforBeringWoodisalsothroughthesoutheastgate).
WoodlandshavegrantedpermissionforlocalwalkerstousetheestablishedtrackinthesouthofByrdWoodnotedasa‘permissivepath’onthemap.
Thewoodissoldwiththesportingrights.
Thepurchasersofthewoodlandwillbeaskedtoenterintoacovenanttoensurethequietandpeacefulenjoymentofadjoiningwoodlandsandmeadows.
AswellasmanagingacoppiceWood,BeringWoodprovidestheopportunityforanewownertolearnandpracticegreenwoodworking-suchasbodging!
Maidstoneisapproximately5milesfromByrdWoodandtheGradeIListedLeedsCastleislessthan21/5milesnearby.
ByrdWoodhasbeennamedafterRichardByrd–anAmericannavalofficerandexplorerwhoclaimedtobethefirsttoreachthenorthandsouthpolesbyair.
Youarewelcometovisitthiswoodbyyourself,butpleaseensurethatyouhaveacopyofthesesalesdetailswithyou-manyofourwoodlandsdonothavemobilephonereceptionorinternetaccesssowerecommendeitherprintingthedetailsordownloadingthemtoyourphone/tablet/laptop.
Doremembertoalsocheckthatitisstillavailableforsale.Ifyouhaveseenthewoodlandandwishtobeaccompaniedonasecondmoredetailedvisitpleasecontactourlocalmanager.
Directions
Pleasenote,forsatellitenavigation,usethepostcodeME173GZ.Thiswilltakeyoutowithinapprox.twohundredmetersofAbbeyWoodNorthasshownbythereddotonthemap.CoordinatestothemainentrancegateleadingtoByrdWoodoffGravellyBottomRoadare:N51.231798,E0.600684.Tofindthewoodfollowtheinstructionsbelow.
FromtheM20Junction8headeastalongtheA20towardsLeedsCastle.
Afterapprox.1/3mileturnrightattheroundaboutontotheB2163(signpostedLeedsCastle).Followthisroadapprox.2milesthroughLeedsandLangley.
InLangleytakethe2ndturningontheleftontoUlcombeRoad.Thepostcodewilltakeyoutothisroad.
OnceonUlcombeRoad,driveapprox.300metersuntilyoureachaforkintheroad.Taketheroadtotheleft–GravellyBottomRoad.
Continuepastthefirstsinglemetalgateontheleft-handsideuntilyoureachthesecondmetalgate(alsoontheleft-handside)with‘WoodlandsforSale’signonit.Thereisapassingplaceoppositethisgatewhereyoucanpullinandparkofftheroad.
Walkroundthegate,downthestonedtrackapprox.100metersandByrdWoodistotheleftwithitsboundariesmarkedinRED.Hereyouwillfindtheridestopentrance,togetherwiththeByrdWoodsign.
SatNavnote:ThepostcodeME173GZisforthepointshownonthelocationmapbythereddotwhichisfurtherwestbackalongUlcombeRoad.
Boundaries:
TheboundariesofthewoodareindicatedwithREDmarkings.
Ourregionalmanagersareoftenoutworkinginourwoodlands,soifyouemailanofferandwanttobesureithasbeenreceived,pleasephoneourmanageronhisorhermobilephone.Thefirstofferatthestatedpricewhichisaccepted,whetherbyphoneoremail,haspriority.
Pleasetakecarewhenviewingasthegreatoutdoorscancontainunexpectedhazardsandwoodlandsarenoexception.Youshouldexercisecommonsenseandcaution,suchaswearingappropriatefootwearandavoidingvisitingduringhighwinds.
Allwoodlandsaresoldatafixedprice,andincludefreemembershipoftheSmallWoodlandOwnersGroupandtheRoyalForestrySociety,aswellas£300towardspayingforacourse(orcourses)tohelpwithmanagingandenjoyingyourwoodland.
Theseparticularsareforguidanceonlyand,thoughbelievedtobecorrect,donotformpartofanycontract.WoodlandInvestmentManagementLtdherebygivenoticeundersection21oftheEstateAgentsAct1979oftheirinterestinthelandbeingsold.