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Description

Wigston Wood is part of a larger mixed-species woodland planted in 1997 under the National Forest Tender Scheme. It was a worthy winner of the Silva Award in 2019 and also scooped the National Forest Woodland of the Year in 2021.

The wood lies on level ground in a quiet rural location. The surrounding countryside and villages present a real vision of Olde Englande, yet Birmingham city centre is under an hour by car.

Wigston was established with Corsican pine and a wide range of broadleaved species – a welcome feature in these times of climate uncertainty. It has been studiously maintained since and is a model of farm woodland creation. The stands of Corsican pine are interspersed with birch, oak, cherry and field maple. There are also groups of rowan, ash and willow along with woody shrubs like hawthorn, blackthorn and hazel.  A few of the ash are sadly diseased (as they are throughout the country). The ancient hedge along the southwest side of the wood also supports holly, elder and the occasional mature oak.

Thanks to the innate fertility of the site the woods have grown vigorously and are now in early production phase with some adjacent stands already the subject of thinning operations. The Corsican pine is of good form and holds the promise of some milling wood in the future. The current Forestry Commission thinning licence is valid until September 2025.

The woodland and its rides offer excellent prospects for quiet recreation, but you will need to share this with the local wildlife that is increasingly finding refuge here. Birdsong is almost ever-present, and the mew of buzzards is often heard overhead, while muntjac and roe deer graze in the glades below.

Access is via a recently built stone track which leads from the adjacent public road to a private parking spur on the northwest side of the wood.

Wigston Wood demands little in the way of immediate management but has the promise of providing plenty of silvicultural opportunities as the wood matures.

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If It Were Mine

The open areas within and around the wood make ideal locations for family enjoyment and camping.

I would remove the diseased ash stems and perhaps tie this in with a first thin of the pine and respacing some of the broadleaves.

Please remember some management operations require approval and/or a licence.

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To View This Woodland

You are welcome to view this woodland at any time during daylight hours. We suggest you download a copy of these particulars and take them with you to assist in identifying boundaries, features and access points.

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Residential Planning Permission

You are extremely unlikely to get residential planning permission for this woodland.

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Directions & Access

• From J11 of the M42 head north on the A444 for 2.1 miles, then fork left onto Gorsey Lane (signed for Netherseal and Lullington).
• After 0.7 mile turn right onto Gunby Hill then first left onto Grangewood Road.
• Continue for 0.7 mile to its end, then turn left at the T junction.
• Continue west for 1.0 mile until you see a Woods4Sale sign by a metal field gate on your right (point A on the plan).
• Please park clear of all gateways and enter the woodland via the pedestrian entrance to the left of the field gate.
• Keeping straight ahead, walk for 300 metres until you see a mature hedge to your right (B).
• Wigston Wood is on your right after this point.

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Boundaries

• The northwest boundary (BC) is the northwest side of the track marked with plain wooden posts.
• The northeast boundary (CD) is the northeast side of the track marked with red-topped posts.
• The southwest boundary (BD) is the midline of the mature hedge marked with orange-topped posts.

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Sporting Rights

The sporting rights are owned and included in the sale. They are not let.

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Mineral Rights

The mineral rights are excluded from the sale.

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Rights Of Way

• There is a right of way at all times and for all purposes over the stone track AB.
• A right of access is reserved to others over the route BCD.
• A maintenance clause covers all the shared rights of way with liability according to use.
• A public footpath runs up the track on the northwest side of the wood (BC).

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Fencing Liabilities

There are no known fencing obligations.

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Other Liabilities

An overage (clawback) agreement exists until 2047 whereby 25% of the increase in the value of the land attributable to securing certain types of planning permission is payable to a previous owner.

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Restrictive Covenants

There are some restrictive covenants to protect the woodland and the environment. Please click on the button below to view these.

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How To Buy

This woodland is being sold on a fixed price basis. We require the following information in writing before we mark a woodland as sold and take it off the market (please ensure you have funds in place before doing this):

• The name and price of the woodland
• Confirmation you have viewed the woodland
• Full name (including middle names), address, phone number and date of birth of all legal purchasers
• Please confirm how you will be funding the purchase and that you have cleared funds available
• The full contact details of your instructed solicitor (including name of company, contact name, email address, telephone number and full address)

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Maps & Plans

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Note

Plans, areas and particulars are for reference only. We cannot guarantee their accuracy and they do not form a part of any contract. Prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the condition of the land.

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Woods4Sale Interest

Woods4Sale Ltd hereby give notice under section 21 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 of their interest in the land being sold.