Brocklehirst Wood presents a rare opportunity to purchase an attractive mixed woodland featuring, a small stream and conveniently located close to Dumfries.

The entrance to the wood from the trackside entrance marker is along a short path leading directly to the heart of the wood. Towering trees rise from the woodland floor, creating the sense of a much larger woodland. The mix of conifer and broadleaf gives year-round greenery and a relatively open canopy, allowing light to penetrate through to the understorey. Scots pine and spruce are the main conifer species, with a surprisingly wide variety of native broadleafs making up the remainder. Ash, sycamore, yew, elm and birch are scattered throughout with a fringe of lime and rhododendron along the trackside boundary. Beneth the lofty giants, bramble, fern and foxglove carpet the woodland floor with a variety of mosses covering decaying stumps and boughs.

A small free-flowing stream which rises within the wood is populated along its banks with a range of flourishing water-loving plants.

The wood is largely flat and easy to traverse, with several open glades both along the burn and within the woodland itself, ideal for creating a private and secluded camp base. 

There is a growing interest in hut, bothy and temporary shelter building, especially in Scotland; for those interested in erecting a hut or shelter, here is some interesting and very helpful guidance from Reforesting Scotland’s Thousand Hut Campaign. Your Local Planning Authority should also be consulted.

Local area: Brocklehirst Wood is in a rural location, immediately surrounded by farmland with other woodland and forestry nearby. Across the valley and the far bank of the River Nith rises the imposing bulk of Criffel with imposing views across the Solway to the north Cumbrian coastline. Caelaverock Castle is but a few miles down the road, as is the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust centre, both well worth a visit.

Viewing: You are welcome to view this woodland at any time during daylight hours. We do ask that you download a copy of these particulars and take them along to help correctly identify the boundaries and access points.

Access: Access is via the B724 and then by right of way over a private track.

Sporting rights: The sporting rights are owned and included in the sale.

Boundaries: The boundaries of the wood are as shown in the detail map