Plumtree Wood

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Details for this wood

Guide price: £75,000 - Freehold
Size: Almost 3.5 acres

Location: Clipston on the Wolds, Near Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire
OS Landranger: 112
Grid ref: SK 641 331
Nearest post code: NG12 5PG

Contact: Liz & Dan Watson
Phone: 07970 116 515
Email: [email protected]

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A beautiful native woodland with a useful mix of deciduous and coniferous trees, rich in wildlife.

Plumtree Wood has large and mature pine, ash and oak trees with an understory of small mixed, deciduous trees beneath. It is situated on a gentle, south-east facing slope with a sunny aspect; an excellent wood for invertebrates and birds. While Plumtree Wood is quite compact, it will provide much to the woodland owner wishing to supplement that most sustainable of domestic fuels, firewood.

The standard trees are straight grown, with some covered in growing ivy, giving good cover and nest sites to the birdlife within the wood. Down below, the understory and ground flora has much of interest including holly, occasional yew, wild rose, ferns and patches of blackberry, providing further year-round wildlife habitat. The berry bearing trees are particularly important to the foragers when stocking up for Winter and augmenting the meagre food supplies when stocks are low.

The wood can be accessed directly from good tracks leading from Laming Gap Lane. The entrance has a ridestop identified with a sign and red markings and beyond this is a cleared utility area, ideal for stacking timber and other woodland tasks. The floor of Plumtree wood is reasonabley clear and following one of the numerous trails, a woodland bench will be found in one of the natural glades; a great spot to rest a while and observe the resident wildlife.

Roe deer and muntjac pass through, leaving clues of their presence in slot marks and bed areas. Other animals to be spotted include squirrels, hare and birds such as wrens, tits and woodpeckers. Anyone spending time in the wood is likely to hear owls calling and buzzards mewing overhead.

The biodiversity of the woodland is supported by the openness of the track along its north western edge and to a lesser extent the ride to the south east. This grassy habitat encourages invertebrates to seek out feeding opportunities and visitors such as brimstone, peacock, speckled wood and orange tip butterflies (amongst others) flutter along this ride. ‘Woodland edge’ and clearings are a valuable habitat for many invertebrates such as solitary woodland bumble bees and dragonflies, while bee-flies, may also feed on nectar before perhaps laying their eggs in bumble bee nests

A feature of interest within the locality is the Grantham Canal (just a mile away) opened in 1797 and closed to boating in 1929: nature has reclaimed it with much of the canal now designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The towpath has been rebuilt as a lovely walking and cycling route and the Grantham Canal Society is working on ways to restore the canal for boats, while preserving it as a space for nature. A stretch of canal from Woolsthorpe to the A1 near Grantham is now once again navigable and the Society runs boat trips there.

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Directions

Just 10 miles from the centre of Nottingham and 20 miles north of Leicester.

For Directions From Google Maps click here, enter your own postcode, (entrance coordinates are already entered) and click on the blue "Get Directions" box. This is the entrance in Laming Gap Lane.

Satnav: the postcode NG12 5PG is for the point shown by the red dot on the location map/s. The A46 north of the wood is new and satnavs may get confused. If heading south down the A46 it is best to use maps too.

Directions.

From the South:-

  • Travelling along the A46 turn on to the A606 signed to Nottingham.
  • Pass the left turn to Widmerpool.
  • Continue straight on through Stanton-on-the-Wolds.
  • Immediately after leaving Stanton-on-the-Wolds turn right into Laming Gap Lane.

From the West:-

  • Travelling along the M52 turn on to the A606 signed to Melton.
  • Go under the railway and through Tollerton.
  • Go straight on at the traffic lights.
  • Pass two left turns to Normanton.
  • Immediately before Stanton-on-the Wolds village sign turn left onto Laming Gap Lane.

Laming Gap Lane:-

  • Pass Wynnstay Cottage on the left and proceed to a sharp right hand bend.
  • Park in the lay-by at this point.
  • Cotgrave Forest is 100 metres north east along Wolds Lane.
  • Walk round the green entrance barrier and continue along the track (Wolds Lane), and follow the track round a sharp right hand bend and then turn immediately left downhill along the stone track, cross the bridge over the stream at the bottom of the hill. Approximately 300 metres after crossing the stream turn right through the metal gate and Plumtree Wood is 150 metres along this track and to the right.

Please note: the particulars with plans, maps, descriptions and measurements are for reference only and although carefully checked we cannot guarantee their accuracy and do not form part of any contract. Any intending purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of these particulars.

Interested in this woodland? Get in touch with us:

Contact Liz & Dan Watson on 07970 116 515 or email us at [email protected] with your details.