Coed Spwdwr, Carmarthenshire - Sold

This is a great opportunity to purchase a good sized acreage of mixed woodland with a good presence of mature oak and Scots pine in a very accessible location, with links to transport, both road and rail.

The woodland is level throughout, and there is an interesting variety of vegetation. Part of Coed Spwdwr, towards the western half, is made up of an area of wetland, rare and valuable habitat these days, and which makes Coed Spwdwr an interesting conservation wood.  In summers like the one we have just had, the wetland areas substantially dry out.

Towards the central area of the woodland there is an attractive stand of mature Scots pine, and there is a significant number of mature oak standards throughout the rest of Coed Spwdwr. There are also mature specimens of alder and ash here. The understory sees much holly and hazel, entwined with honeysuckle, stalwarts of British woodland and essential for providing good habitat for birds and wildlife.

Moving westwards the growth becomes denser, and what appears as overstood alder and hazel coppice, the ground becoming wetter here.

Access: Coed Spwdwr is at the end of a slightly coarse, but very solid, stone track that meanders through woodland to the ridestop at the entrance to the wood. A grassy path runs alongside an earth bank leading into the wood, and then turns sharp left into the heart of the woodland.  Much of the woodland floor in this rea is grassland, making it easy to walk around.

Public access: A public footpath runs along the western boundary.

Sporting rights: Understood to be included.

Mineral rights: Included, except as reserved by statute.

Official designations:  none

Boundaries: The north, south western and south eastern boundaries are all fenced, and on the western sides fronting onto the road, on the eastern sides adjoining the neighbouring garden.

Boundaries are further marked with red paint on trees, stakes and fence posts.

Local area and history:  Home Covert, the larger wood of which Coed Spwdwr is part, was for a long time part of the Colby Estate (near Amroth) built on the family’s involvement in coal mining in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.  Coed Spwdwr is named for Pont Spwdwr, an interesting stone bridge of late medieval construction, considered one of the oldest of its type in South Wales, which is to be found within walking distance of the wood. It was used as the main crossing point over the Afon Gwendraeth from the date of its construction in the late 15th century until a modern version, more suited to vehicle traffic was built a short distance to the east.

Covenants: in common with the neighbouring woodlands, there is a covenant designed to ensure that all can have quiet and peaceful enjoyment of their woodland.

Photographs: were taken in September 2022.

VIEWING: You are welcome to visit this wood by yourself.  Please ensure that you have a copy of these sales details with you: we recommend either printing the details or downloading them to your phone/tablet/laptop before you go. Please take care when viewing as the great outdoors can contain unexpected hazards and woodlands are no exception, particularly as you make your way over the dry stone wall and down the hillside.