A RARE opportunity to become a custodian of pretty woodlands has come up.
Abergele Woods is on the market with Goldcrest Land & Forestry Group. The freehold for sale in two lots or as whole lot one - Tower Wood – 41.94 hectares / 103.63 acres – Guide Price £600,000, Lot 2 – Coed Ysgeriallt – 21.59 hectares / 53.35 acres – guide Price £300,000. Guide Price for the whole - £900,000
The mixed woodlands are located one mile to the South of Abergele town, just off the A55. The woodlands boast maturing conifer crops, mixed broadleaves with ancient woodland, good internal infrastructure, close location to timber markets and sporting potential.
Both lots are adjacent to Abergele Hospital.
A description into Abergele Woods says: "Lot 1 – Tower Wood. The property lies on a limestone escarpment, rising from 50m ASL to about 180m ASL with northerly and westerly aspects. The lower slopes are steepest, with numerous small cliffs and rock outcrops, with less steep ground in the south. The woodland is a mixture of native broadleaved species including oak, ash, hazel and rowan to the north and lower slopes with mixed conifers towards the plateau.
"The Sitka spruce and Japanese larch is yet un-thinned and will provide worthwhile income when eventually clear felled.
"A stand of good Douglas fir occupies the lowest southern slope and gives an indication of the good timber this property can produce.
"The lower slopes are a mixture of ancient semi-natural and ancient replanted woodlands.
"Future management could focus on restoration of the ancient woodland areas or carry on with growing commercial conifers (where approved).
"An area surrounding Pen-y-Graig cottage is excluded from the sale but a right of access for all purposes is retained as sown B1-B2.
"Coed Ysgeriallt is the smaller of the two woodlands and is a little more secluded.
"A winding stone track leads from the entrance gate downhill to a turning area. Below the track is a small stream, Nant y Bryniau, which eventually enters Colwyn Bay. The main track leads uphill through a mixture of conifers and native broadleaves and out though a top gate onto a minor road.
"A few isolated clumps of spruce have dies through defoliation. The cause for this is unknown but not thought to be endemic.
"As with Coed Abergele, the property is a mixture of ancient semi-natural and ancient replanted woodland. The mixed conifers include Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, Japanese larch and grand fir.
"Again fallow deer are a regular visitor to this part of the woodland. In 2013, a section of the woodland was thinned and restocked with a mixture of Douglas fir and Sitka spruce. These species are growing vigorously on the fertile and freely-draining soil. The naturally seeded native broadleaves add to the mixed character of the woodland.
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"There is a right of way for timber extraction along farmland from the western edge of the property to the minor road alongside Ysgeirallt Farm, approximately 30’ wide, with the right to construct."
All boundaries are in shared ownership. Visit https://goldcrestlfg.com/properties/abergele-woods for further details.
A spokesperson from Goldcrest Land & Forestry Group said: "This is not an opportunity for new housing developments etc. The UK forest industry is one of the most heavily regulated in the world and this sale will allow another new owner to be a custodian of these pretty woodlands and to carry on managing them in good condition."
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