The land was planted with Walnut trees and is of international importance. The trees are crop producing with a substantial harvest of nuts.

To say that walnuts are a nutritious food is a bit of an understatement.

Walnuts provide healthy fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals — and that’s just the beginning of how they may support your health. Walnuts have greater antioxidant activity than any other common nut.

This activity comes from vitamin E, melatonin, and plant compounds called polyphenolsTrusted Source, which are found in particularly large amounts in the papery skin of walnuts.

A 2022 study in healthy adults over age 60 showed that eating a walnut-rich meal reduced the participants’ levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol.

An attractive line of oak trees dominate the western boundary.

This important woodland environment is protected by a Tree Preservation Order that protects Walnut Wood and the surrounding Woodland from inappropriate forestry practice. This does not preclude the process of normal woodland management but simply requires that all proposals are approved in advance by the local authority. The ultimate aim is to preserve the continuity of the woodland. Both the Forestry Commission and the Local Authority are happy to give support and guidance on woodland management projects.

The mixed habitat of woodland next to open farmland and orchards has created a hospitable environment for wildlife, deer are regular visitors along with foxes and hares. It is amazing how much wildlife uses the woodland as a sanctuary.

Set at the far end of a private track the orchard has a very gentle slope. The trees are well spaced giving plenty of room for future planting or establishing wild flowers.

Accessed via an excellent stone track which provides all year vehicle access directly from the highway.

The possibilities for this orchard are endless. From camping to forest bathing. Walnut Wood provides the opportunity for a new owner to engage in small scale family forestry.

Managing a mixed habitat and learning bushcraft skills is a great way to escape modern life. Camping or building wildlife hides and all sorts of other outdoor activities can be done here.

The orchard forms part of an area of privately owned land all covered by our covenant. Much of this area has been planted with valuable walnut trees and was known previously as Orchard Farm.

Orchard Farm, Wet Lane, Boxted, Colchester on the Suffolk/Essex border has been under Countryside Stewardship since 1995 which has ensured the survival of a walnut orchard, cobnut plat, sweet chestnut coppice, and damson terraces in a valley. The walnut trees were planted in 1935 and include East Anglian varieties such as Champion of Ixworth, Bardwel and Stowlangtoft

The property is located near to the village of Boxted on the peripheries of the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Boxted has good road links to both the A12 and A120. The nearest train station can be found in Colchester with rail links to London and Norwich.

Dedham Vale is an area that has been an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty since 1970. It is located on the border between the counties of Suffolk and Essex in south eastern England. The area covers a 90km2 area on both sides of the River Stour. It is an open and culturally influenced agricultural landscape that also includes the village of Dedham. Artist John Constable grew up in nearby East Bergholt and has depicted Dedham Vale in several landscape paintings, such as The Vale of Dedham (1828).