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Fowlers Hill Wood, Garstang, Lancashire. 6.1 acres (approx.) of established mixed woodland in an edge-of-village location combining amenity with commercial potential, freehold for £45,000 [#346].
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A well-established mixed conifer and broadleaf woodland on a level site with road frontage, good access and a small pond.

Despite its name Fowlers Hill Wood occupies a level lowland site. It sits adjacent to the A6 in an edge-of-village location with open views over surrounding farmland. The crop is dominated by a mosaic of Scots pine, silver birch and sycamore with occasional ash, elder and beech. The eastern fringe also supports some notable poplar stems of considerable size. The forest floor is level and clean offering easy access on foot to all areas.

The road frontage and dry level site offer the prospect of easy management and harvesting. The wood is in production phase and future thinning cycles could produce both commercial volumes of pine and valuable firewood for this burgeoning market.

As well as timber income, the wood offers immediate amenity value. Moving west across the clean woodland floor, traffic noise is muffled by the intervening trees and the west side of the wood presents a quiet rural aspect enhanced by an attractive clean-water pond in the northwest corner. The selective felling of a few stems by the pond would further enhance a peaceful recreation area of high amenity.

The woodland is subject to a 50% claw-back of uplift value resulting from any change of use and a restrictive covenant by the Duchy of Lancaster.

The entire wood is the subject of a Tree Preservation Order (TPO). A TPO does not prevent felling or other woodland management but does require the appropriate consent from the Local Planning Authority.

From Garstang and Cabus (a village at its northern end) head north on the A6. As you leave Cabus, Fowlers Hill Wood is clearly visible 200 metres ahead, immediately adjacent to the A6 on the left side. Pull in and park in the old A6 lay-by. The north entrance to the wood is 50m down Fowler Hill Lane on the left hand side via an unlocked personnel gate.

OS Landranger Series sheet: 102.

North entrance: SD 488 478.

Centre of wood: SD 487 476.

Nearest postcode: PR3 1WL.

The north boundary is the hedge and fence adjacent to Fowler Hill Lane.

The west boundary is the field edge fence.

The south boundary is the field edge fence.

The east boundary is the hedge adjacent to the A6, and the old A6 lay-by.

The woodland comes with the benefit of full sporting rights, but these are let until 2nd February 2016.

The mineral rights are not included.

There is a public bridleway on the east side of the wood (AB on the plan).

You are welcome to view this woodland at any time during daylight hours. We do ask that you print these particulars and take them with you, mainly so you can correctly identify the boundaries and access points.

Once you have seen this woodland, you can contact us by telephone on 01248 364362, or by email at info@woods4sale.co.uk.

Plans, areas and particulars are for reference only. They have been carefully checked by us but we cannot guarantee their accuracy and they do not form a part of any contract. Prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves, and we will give as much help as possible with all information we have available.

Woods4sale Ltd hereby give notice under section 21 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 of their interest in the land being sold.