There are some larger oak, beech and birch as well as younger broadleaved trees such as rowan, alder, cherry and willow.

Holly and hemlock trees are also present, giving excellent and useful evergreen cover for birds and animals, as well as privacy for the woodland owner.

Hen Copse is pulsating with birdsong in the spring. With a multitude of nesting sites for all types of woodland bird, they thrive within the cover, as well as about the sunny clearings.

Roe deer and brown hare like to make beds in the drier spots under the conifers and amongst the bracken and ferns: buzzards are frequently overhead and often are seen alighting from trees alongside the watercourse. Sparrow hawks, hunt through the wood and you occasionally find a stump that has been used as their dinner table, surrounded by a circle of feathers...... Tawny owls can often be heard too.

• Water course on the eastern boundary
• Larger oak and beech trees
• Young fir trees give privacy
• Bench overlooking a glade – ideal for camping

A good stone track leads all the way to the ride-stop entrance at the south-western corner of Hen Copse. This track continues on, forming the western and then the northern boundaries of the wood and a right of access is given along the length of the woods boundaries.

A grassy track lays within the wood, inside the southern edge, leading from the ride-stop and all the way up to the drain at the eastern boundary. This route also gives easy access to the glade.

Several internal paths provide a network of interconnecting routes.

The sale of Hen Copse includes the sporting rights

There are no public rights of way within the wood, or indeed within the wider forest.

Hen Copse is an ideal wood for family forestry, allowing conservation minded families to get away from everyday life and immerse themselves in nature, whether that be craft projects, camping, gathering firewood, bird-watching or perhaps some woodland management to enhance the age structure and species mix in the wood.

A survey and report covering Hen Copse has been prepared by the Woodland Trust, making some suggestions for future management of the wood, as an ancient woodland site. There is no obligation to undertake any of the recommendations but it may be useful for the new owner if they view the wood as an ongoing project.

The Boroughbridge area is steeped in history. When the Romans settled the north of England they established a major centre at Aldborough, on the route of a long-distance road known as Dere Street. When the Normans conquered the same area some 1100 years later they changed the course of Dere Street to cross the River Ure at a more convenient spot. A settlement grew up around the bridge and this new settlement became the town of Boroughbridge, from the words 'borough on the bridge'.

To the west of Boroughbridge are the so-called Devil's Arrows; three huge prehistoric standing stones.