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3.75 acres, Near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
For Sale - Fixed Price £69,000

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Hootlet Wood is a native broadleaved woodland, characterised by lots of beautiful mature oak trees, home to a wealth of woodland wildlife. Situated at the northern end of Goldsborough Wood, it is conveniently located close to Knaresborough, within half an hour’s drive from Harrogate, and 40 minutes from central York and Leeds.

The woodland is characterised by beautiful, well-spaced, mature oak trees, dotted through with other native trees such as birch, rowan, hawthorn, holly, willow, hazel as well as some sycamore. There is also the odd fir tree. The woodland floor is filled with beautiful bluebells in spring with celandine, balsam, bugle and native ferns, you will also find wild honeysuckle .

A more open area to the south, where ash trees were recently felled could be left to naturally regenerate or the new owner may like to carry out some tree planting and influence the species in the wood for future generations. This clearer area is next to a long drain, that connects to White Rail Beck. It would be possible to widen the drain in places to create seasonal ponds for wildlife.

A public footpath crosses the wood running north- south. It is quite a quiet route, tending to be used only by long distance walkers. A circular path within the wood, links the ride-stop entrance with a ‘secret’ bench, nestled behind an evergreen spruce tree, there are views through the forest from here. The route returns along an old timber extraction route lying at the western boundary of the wood.

The wood is generally quite accessible, with clearer ways between clumps of blackberry bushes and set as it is on level ground.

The York to Knaresborough branch line runs close to the north-eastern corner of the wood. This only has a couple of small trains per hour. A watercourse, known as White Rail Beck and Double Dike flows year-round and forms the eastern boundary of the wood, the presence of water is a consistent draw for woodland wildlife.