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Price:£89,000FreeholdLocation:LangleyHeath,KentSize:7½acresforsaleOSLandranger:OSNo188Gridref:TQ816513Nearestpostcode:ME173GZ

ByrdWoodKent

Themanageablesizeandgreataccessmakethiswoodanattractiveopportunityforanewownerlookingforachestnutcoppicewoodland.

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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.

https://www.woodlands.co.uk/buying-a-wood/south-east-england/bering-wood#12/51.2343/0.60001

https://www.woodlands.co.uk/buying-a-wood/covenant/

https://www.woodlands.co.uk/owning-a-wood/course-ideas/

https://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-economics/chestnut-coppicing-an-alternative-to-the-15-or-18-year-cycle/

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/woodland-habitats/ancient-woodland/

https://magic.defra.gov.uk/magicmap.aspx?chosenLayers=backdropDIndex,backdropIndex,europeIndex,vmlBWIndex,25kBWIndex,50kBWIndex,250kBWIndex,miniscaleBWIndex,baseIndex,ancwoodIndex,bapdecIndex,fclegbIndex,niwtIndex,orchardIndex,bapwoodIndex&box=580541:150779:582966:151993&useDefaultbackgroundMapping=false

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https://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/protecting-wild-spaces/local-wildlife-sites


https://www.woodlands.co.uk/buying-a-wood/covenant/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodging

https://www.visitmaidstone.com/

https://www.leeds-castle.com/

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.

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Boundaries:

TheboundariesofthewoodareindicatedwithREDmarkings.

Ourregionalmanagersareoftenoutworkinginourwoodlands,soifyouemailanofferandwanttobesureithasbeenreceived,pleasephoneourmanageronhisorhermobilephone.Thefirstofferatthestatedpricewhichisaccepted,whetherbyphoneoremail,haspriority.

Pleasetakecarewhenviewingasthegreatoutdoorscancontainunexpectedhazardsandwoodlandsarenoexception.Youshouldexercisecommonsenseandcaution,suchaswearingappropriatefootwearandavoidingvisitingduringhighwinds.

Allwoodlandsaresoldatafixedprice,andincludefreemembershipoftheSmallWoodlandOwnersGroupandtheRoyalForestrySociety,aswellas£300towardspayingforacourse(orcourses)tohelpwithmanagingandenjoyingyourwoodland.

Theseparticularsareforguidanceonlyand,thoughbelievedtobecorrect,donotformpartofanycontract.WoodlandInvestmentManagementLtdherebygivenoticeundersection21oftheEstateAgentsAct1979oftheirinterestinthelandbeingsold.

http://www.swog.org.uk/

http://www.rfs.org.uk/

https://www.woodlands.co.uk/buying-a-wood/getting-started-in-your-wood/

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