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Description

Fairfax Wood is part of a larger Ancient Woodland known as Warren Wood, a short drive east of Maidstone in semi-rural Kent.

Located on a very gently sloping site with loamy clay soils beneath, the wood predominately consists of large majestic oak standards with a hazel coppice shrub layer below. There are a number of mature ash coppice stools throughout the woodland and these could provide a useful firewood stock, making good use of the current Forestry Commission thinning licence. During spring, the ground layer becomes a colourful delight with carpets of bluebell (often a key Ancient Woodland indicator) and wild flowers, including wood anemone, red campion and primrose.

Bird life is abundant; the sound of many tuneful songsters can be heard among the trees with the occasional call of buzzard and woodpecker, known to visit the wider wood. A diverse mammal community regularly roam amongst the lush hazel, including fallow deer, badger, common dormouse and fox. 

Flanked by far reaching rural views both on its northeast and southeast boundaries, Fairfax Wood benefits from good access lying at the end of a good hard track navigable with a 2WD vehicle. This manageable woodland, formally part of Leeds Castle Estate, offers huge scope for a weekend woodsman. 

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If It Were Mine

I would clear one of the more open locations within the wood, perhaps near one of the two boundaries with rural views, and make use of the hazel coppice resource for bush craft. I would certainly take advantage of the Forestry Commission thinning licence and remove some of the ash, which burns green, ideal for fuel!

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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

• From junction 8 of the M20, head southeast on the A20 towards Lenham and Leeds Castle.
• Passing the Mercure Hotel on the right, take the second exit off the roundabout and continue on the A20 towards Lenham and Herrietsham.
• Shortly after, take the first exit off the roundabout and continue along the A20.
• After half a mile, turn left just after the Park Gate Inn pub on the right, onto Hospital Road.
• Continue along the lane passing under the motorway and bear left, crossing a railway bridge after 90 metres.
• Bear right and continue along Hospital Road passing a white cottage on the left.
• After 480 metres, you will arrive at a black security bar gate on the right, indicated by an orange X and a Woods4Sale sign on a tree (point A on the plan below).
• Please park in a suitable safe place off the road not obstructing through traffic. Sorry we do not provide keys for viewings.
• Climb under the security bar and continue along the stone track for 275 metres and arrive at the end of the track, with a pull in to the left (point B).
• The entrance to the woodland is on the left indicated by a short wooden post with green and red paint.

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Boundaries

• The northeast boundary is the low earth bund with fields beyond.
• The southeast boundary is the low earth bund with fields beyond.
• The southwest boundary is indicated by wooden posts and trees with green paint.
• The northwest boundary is indicated by wooden posts and trees with red paint.

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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 owned and included in the sale except as reserved by statute.

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Rights Of Way

• There is a right of way granted for all times and all purposes over the route AB on the plan below.
• A shared maintenance clause covers all the rights of way with liability according to use.
• There are no public rights of way in this woodland.

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Fencing Liabilities

There are no known fencing obligations.

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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.