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Description

Aldin Wood occupies largely level ground at the southeast corner of a larger gated woodland property. It has a gentle southerly aspect within the Deerness Valley, some 4 miles west of the historic city of Durham. The A1 is about 15 minutes away giving easy access from north and south.

The wood is principally conifer, the larger part being Scots pine along with a stand of Norway spruce towards the southeast corner. There are a fair few broadleaves scattered among the conifers including oak, sycamore, cherry, rowan and birch all of which suggest the site could support a more diverse species composition in future. Beneath the tree canopy are scattered shrubs like hawthorn, elder and holly along with a number of regenerated saplings of varying ages and species.

The woodland floor is a mix of bramble, grasses, honeysuckle, foxglove and fern along with some areas of bluebell and wood sorrel towards the southern edge.

Aldin is served by a newly-upgraded track which links with a private parking spur on its north edge. Thanks to a well-managed thinning programme the wood also has a system of level rides to the benefit of future harvesting operations.

The maturing conifers promise some quality timber, but this is also a wood to enjoy thanks to the variety of fauna and flora present, and the light open aspect to the south.

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If It Were Mine

I would continue to thin the pine and also consider clear-felling the spruce area at the southeast corner and restocking with native hardwoods (perhaps with a conifer fringe to screen the farm buildings).

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To View This Woodland

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

• Head west from Durham on the A690.
• After about a mile turn right at the roundabout onto the B6302 signed for Ushaw Moor.
• Continue on this road (passing through Ushaw Moor on the way) for exactly 3 miles until you come to a minor crossroads (signed for Broadgate Farm to the left).
• Continue on the B6302 for just under half a mile more, to a bus stop on your right, adjacent to a farm track (A on the plan). The farm track is also marked as a public footpath.
• Please park here safely, without causing any obstruction to the farm track entrance.
• Please note that viewing access is on foot only from the public road. There is strictly no vehicular access or parking on the farm track or at the farm buildings, both of which are separately owned.
• Walk 550 metres up to the farm and continue on the public footpath through two steel barriers (B and C) and then a further 200 metres to the woodland entrance (D) on your left (a third steel barrier).
• Aldin Wood is on your left immediately after the barrier.

 Please note we do not give out keys for viewing. Purchasers will be given keys for vehicular access on completion of purchase.

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Boundaries

• The north boundary (DE) is the north edge of the track.
• The northeast boundary (CD) is the line of an old fence to the southwest of the track.
• The south boundary (CF) is primarily a field edge fence.
• The west boundary (EF) is a woodland ride marked by blue-topped posts.

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Sporting Rights

The sporting rights are included. They are not let.

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Mineral Rights

The mineral rights are reserved to a previous owner.

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Rights Of Way

• There is a right of access for all purposes to the property over the track ABCD.
• A right of access is reserved to others over the track DE.
• Maintenance of all shared tracks is according to use.
• There are no public rights of way within the wood.

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Fencing Liabilities

There are no known fencing obligations.

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Third Party Rights

An overage provision exists until 6th September 2020 whereby 50% of the increase of the value of the land attributable to securing planning permission for any change of use will be payable to the Coal Authority.

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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)

Please click on the button below for more information.

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Maps & Plans

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Note

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.

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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.