UKLAND&FARMS

For Sale - £129,000 - 4.75 acres, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1TS

Woodlands.co.uk
19 Half Moon Lane, , Herne Hill, London SE24 9JU

Tel:07780 900192
E-mail: daniel@woodlands.co.uk

As the gentle slopes of the southern Cotswold Hills drop down the Avon valley towards the river, this peaceful woodland area of outstanding natural beauty is located along a length of private woodland track.

Herons Covert is a mixed woodland of beech, oak, ash and hazel, along with stands of mature conifer. Woodland of this period was often originally planted as game cover for the landed classes to enjoy sporting pursuits in the great outdoors; this entire tract of woodland and open countryside having once formed part of a large country estate; the principle house of which still stands in the nearby town. The wildlife continues to flourish here in abundance. Roe and muntjac deer roam freely in the woods and the stealthy, sharp eyed observer may even catch a glimpse of a stoat. The white winter 'ermine' coat of this most elusive woodland creature having once been a sign of great affluence when worn by the wealthy classes of nearby Georgian Bath.

This secluded area of woodland offers true diversity of habitat. At the fringes the sunlight penetrates into the wood across open fields from the south east. Once in amongst the trees a striking landscape of ground flora, towering broadleaf trees and hazel understory, provides many fascinating hollows and undulations to explore. Midway along the southern boundary there is a small woodland pond.