Hilgrove Copse - woodlands.co.uk
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Local manager Daniel Sharp 07780 900192 [email protected] Details Price: £65,000 Freehold Location: Little London, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire Size: About 4 ⅓ acres for sale OS Landranger: OS No 185 Grid ref: SU 377 507 Nearest post code: SP11 6JQ Hilgrove Copse Hampshire A good access track to Hilgrove Copse passes through surrounding woodland deep into this haven of privacy and rural seclusion.
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Price:£65,000FreeholdLocation:LittleLondon,HurstbourneTarrant,HampshireSize:About4⅓acresforsaleOSLandranger:OSNo185Gridref:SU377507Nearestpostcode:SP116JQ
HilgroveCopseHampshire
AgoodaccesstracktoHilgroveCopsepassesthroughsurroundingwoodlanddeepintothishavenofprivacyandruralseclusion.
Description
ThetoweringbeechtreesofHilgroveCopsemakeafantasticspectacleandprovideimportantcoverforavarietyofwildlife.Thetreesthemselvesprovideabundanthomemakingopportunitiesforthecreaturesoftheforest.Thefurlsofgnarledbarkhavetwistedandwarpedovertheyearstoformrecessesfornestingbirdsandbats.Raisedrootsystems,creepacrosstheground;holesandhollowsareexcavatedbybadgersandsquirrelsforhomeswithinthesanctuaryofthemightybeech.
SuchistheimportanceofthisnaturalenvironmentthatitcarriesaspeciallocalauthorityTreePreservationOrderdesignationaimedatensuringitscontinuedexistenceasanimportantareaofwoodland.ThiswillalsoencouragegoodwoodlandmanagementpracticeasthelocalForestryCommissionrepresentativeandLocalAuthorityTreeOfficerareonhandtoadviseonhowbesttoachievethis.
Thepurchasersofthewoodlandwillbeaskedtoenterintoacovenanttoensurethequietandpeacefulenjoymentofadjoiningwoodlandsandmeadows.
Therearealsoanumberofhollyandbirchtreesalongwithoccasionalconiferattheeasternboundary.
Roe,fallowandmuntjacdeerareoftenseen.Smallermammalsincludesquirrels,foxesandbadgers.
LookcloselybeneaththevarietyofwoodlandplantsandgrassesthatthriveinHilgroveCopseandyouwilluncoverarichgeologythatinitselfrelatestoalonghistory.Theprolificpresenceofflintwasanimportantnaturalresourceforearlierinhabitants.Itbecameausefulmaterialforbuildingroadsandshelters,forfashioningtoolsandweaponsvaryingfromasimplestoneagespearorsharpenededgetotheseventeenthcenturyflintlockpistol.
Thepurchasersofthewoodlandwillbeaskedtoenterintoacovenanttoensurethequietandpeacefulenjoymentofadjoiningwoodlandsandmeadows.
Thewoodlandtakesitsnamefromparishrecordsformtheearlyseventeenthcenturywhendisputesbetweenlocallandowningdignitarieshavebeendocumented.Itappearsthereforethatmuchofthewoodlandwasatthisstageinseparateownerships.
NearbytheprettytownsandvillagesofwestHampshireprovideaplentifulsupplyofhostelriesandwoodlandsupplies.Andoverinparticularhasawiderangeoffacilitieshavinggrownfromasmallseventeenthcenturywoolandsilktowntoalargeregionalcentretoday.
Youarewelcometovisitthiswoodbyyourself,butpleaseensurethatyouhaveacopyofthesesalesdetailswithyou-manyofourwoodlandsdonothavemobilephonereceptionorinternetaccesssowerecommendeitherprintingthedetailsordownloadingthemtoyourphone/tablet/laptop.
Doremembertoalsocheckthatitisstillavailableforsale.Ifyouhaveseenthewoodlandandwishtobeaccompaniedonasecondmoredetailedvisitpleasecontactourlocalmanager.
Directions
FromtheA303leaveattheAndoverexitsignedfortheA343andheadnorthtoHurstbourneTarrantandNewbury.AmileorsoafterpassingthroughthevillageofEnhamAlameinthereisaturningonyourrighttoLittleLondon.IfyouareapproachingfromthenorthalongtheA343thenthisturningisonyourleftaboutamileorsoafterpassingthroughthevillageofHurstbourneTarrant.
ContinuedownthiscountrylaneforaboutamileuntilyoureachLittleLondonandthenturnleftintothevillageonarighthandbend.TheroadwillthenleadyouthroughLittleLondon,betweenthehousesandthenalongalanewithwoodlandeitherside.After500metresyouwillreachtheentrancetothewoodsonyourleft.Thegatehereiskeptlockedbutyoucanstophereandcontinueonfootstraightalongthewoodlandtrack.HilgroveCopseissetdeepwithinthislargerareaofwoodlandandyouwillneedtoallowplentyoftimeforyourvisittogetthere.
Vehicularaccessrightswillbegiventothenewowner.
Continuestraightaheadalongthetrackfor600metreswhere,atthesecondcrossroadsofwoodlandtracksturnrightandafter
250metresyouwillcomeacrosstheentrancetoHilgroveCopseonyourright.
SatNav/GPSnote:ThepostcodeSP116JQisforthepointshownonthelocationmapbythereddot.
Boundaries:
Blueindicativeboundarymarkingsonpostsandtreesrunthoughthewoodtothesouth,alongthelineofanoldloggingtracktotheeast,thefootpathtothenorthandthemainaccesstracktothewest.
Ourregionalmanagersareoftenoutworkinginourwoodlands,soifyouemailanofferandwanttobesureithasbeenreceived,pleasephoneourmanageronhisorhermobilephone.Thefirstofferatthestatedpricewhichisaccepted,whetherbyphoneoremail,haspriority.
Pleasetakecarewhenviewingasthegreatoutdoorscancontainunexpectedhazardsandwoodlandsarenoexception.Youshouldexercisecommonsenseandcaution,suchaswearingappropriatefootwearandavoidingvisitingduringhighwinds.
Allwoodlandsaresoldatafixedprice,andincludefreemembershipoftheSmallWoodlandOwnersGroupandtheRoyalForestrySociety,aswellas£300towardspayingforacourse(orcourses)tohelpwithmanagingandenjoyingyourwoodland.
Theseparticularsareforguidanceonlyand,thoughbelievedtobecorrect,donotformpartofanycontract.WoodlandInvestmentManagementLtdherebygivenoticeundersection21oftheEstateAgentsAct1979oftheirinterestinthelandbeingsold.
