SOLD: Gosheden Wood £49,000 Freehold
- Drumahoe, Derry / Londonderry, Co Derry / Londonderry
- over 5 acres
- Northern Ireland
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Parking area
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Gosheden Wood
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Array of Silver Birches
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Young Oaks retain last year's leaves right through the winter
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Oak leaves in winter
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Group of Scots Pines
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Path to viewpoint
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Entrance to Gosheden Wood
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Waymarked birch
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Faerie Thorn
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Viewpoint
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Old field drain now forms a spring
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Running water
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A runnell, rill, brook, burn, stream; call it what you will
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Grass ride
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Hazel catkins
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Foxglove
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Winter Sunset
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Signs of animal activity in the form of slots
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View to the north
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Colourful Fungi
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Birch bark lit by the setting sun
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Alder cones
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Clay drainage pipe
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Quartz
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Old stone field drain still working
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Log bridge across a drainage ditch
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View of the snowy Sperrins
Description
Gosheden Wood bears the name of the nearby townland of Gosheden.
You enter the wood through your own gate and proceed to the spacious parking area, which has been thoughtfully landscaped. A rustic bench has been provided for you to rest and enjoy the peace and tranquility and spectacular view across to Donegal.
The purchasers of the woodland will be asked to enter into a covenantTrees
It is a young, predominantly birch woodland, with pockets of oak, Scots pine, alder and hazel.
Wildlife
It has established well on marginal farmland and now provides a haven for wildlife. It is at a prime age for thinning and could produce an excellent harvest of birch firewood, with the added benefit of opening the wood up providing more space for the remaining birch trees, and other species to thrive and develop into fine specimens.
Features
Downstream of the culvert is a pretty burn that winds its way between the trees before flowing out near the north-east corner. This could be turned into a delightful feature, perhaps making the focal point of a clearing with a camp site, incorporating a rustic bridge? As the owner of Gosheden Wood, it is your choice!
Access, tracks and footpaths
There is an informal, waymarked path to reach the viewpoint, marked by pink flashes of paint on the trees, with convenient log bridges to cross the drainage ditches. Access is directly off the Goseden Road through the wood's own gate. There is also road frontage.
Local area and history
To prepare it for planting around 15 years ago, the land was cultivated to provide an elevated planting position for each tree and improve the drainage; in the process, part of its past agricultural history was revealed in the form of an underground stone culvert.
Wood maps
This wood is now sold, please do not visit the wood without the permission of the owner.
Find this wood
This wood is now sold, please do not visit the wood without the permission of the owner.
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 7
- Grid ref: C 494 100
- Nearest post code: BT47 3TG
- GPS coordinates: 54.9367, -7.2271
Location map
Directions
Gosheden Wood lies on the western side of the Faughan Valley, mid way between Claudy and Drumahoe.
1.Click here for Bing Maps Directions enter your own postcode, the coordinates for the entrance on Gosheden Road are already entered (the link is their aerial view).
2. For Satnav: the nearest postcode is BT47 3TQ on Gosheden Road, as shown by the red dot on the maps: the coordinates are: N54.9359 W7.2258 for the entranceway.
Travelling from all localities, take the main A6 road between Belfast and Derry / Londonderry, and exit just to the south of Ness Bridge at the Ardmore Road, signposted for Ardmore.
There are major roadworks along the A6 between Dungiven and Drumahoe so please take care at this junction and be aware of any road closure / diversion signs.
Cross the River Faughan at the Ardmore Bridge, then take the first left onto Ardground Road followed by an immediate right onto Kildoag Road.
Turn left at the T junction at the top of the hill and follow the road round a right hand bend; when the road straightens out take a right fork onto Gosheden Road.
The entrance to Gosheden Wood is the first gateway on your right after about 200 yards.
How we support our buyers
Membership of the small woodland owners’ group
£300 for a woodland course of your choice
One year's free membership of the royal forestry society
Please note this wood is owned by woodlands.co.uk.
Our regional managers are often out working in our woodlands, so if you email an offer and want to be sure it has been received, please phone our manager on their mobile phone. The first offer at the stated price which is accepted, whether by phone or email, has priority.
Please take care when viewing as the great outdoors can contain unexpected hazards and woodlands are no exception. You should exercise common sense and caution, such as wearing appropriate footwear and avoiding visiting during high winds.
These particulars are for guidance only and, though believed to be correct, do not form part of any contract. Woodland Investment Management Ltd hereby give notice under section 21 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 of their interest in the land being sold.
A medium sized birch wood in the hills above the River Faughan, within sight of the walled city of Derry / Londonderry.
