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10.5 acres, Holy Cross Wood, Wormley, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire
For Sale - Fixed Price £300,000

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Formerly part of the wider gardens of Wormleybury House, and dating back to the 1770s, Holy Cross is a unique woodland, providing a charming mix of garden and amenity woodland, spread along sweeping linear, streamside walks.

The canopy is made up of hornbeam, oak, ash, yew and sycamore, with some incredible veteran trees towering overhead. The shrub layer is predominantly rhododendron, cherry laurel, with hazel, willow and alder in the wetter areas. The forest floor is awash with wood anemone and wild garlic in the spring.

Being an interface between garden and woodland, Holy Cross Wood provides wonderfully rich overlapping habitats including ponds, riparian, wet woodland as well as a series of glades and rides within the woods – all promoting a healthy diversity of wildlife.

Within the woodland there are a couple of useful outbuildings which provide storage for tools and a nice place to shelter and enjoy the serenity of this tranquil landscape. At the far end there is a pond/wetland area which could be restored to create a stunning feature. There are no public rights of way across the property, making it extremely private. 

Holy Cross Wood is mostly flat, with easy access off the adjacent council road through a gateway, into a small unsurfaced area large enough to park a couple of vehicles. Situated just north of the M25 and close to the A10, this woodland is very well connected and in close proximity to north London, making it a very desirable location.