Description:

Sauchie Wood is a very attractive woodland, ideal for enjoying the delights of the countryside whether camping, bird watching, walking, wildlife conservation or simply producing logs to keep the home fires burning. Conifers including Scots pine, Sitka spruce, Norway spruce and larch mingle with birch, rowan, ash and oaks amongst the light and private open spaces in the eastern parts. Its mixed canopy provides shelter for the array of birdlife and other diverse fauna, flora and fungi which flourish throughout the surrounding woodlands and rural area. The woodland has fine open views over arable fields to the south, and west to the Grampian foothills in the distance.

Internal access is provided by a private hard stone track inside the northern boundary. Neighbouring Penmuir Wood will have a right of access over this section of hard stone track as shown in green on the detailed map.

There is plenty of mature timber within the woodland that will provide ample material for all manner of projects, the internal tracks are in good condition allowing for easy extraction of timber. There is an old caravan set on a good piece of hardstanding, and that has use as a storage facility.

Access: is off the B974, through a shared single gate, and along a 20m section of a shared private hard track adjacent to the northwest corner boundary over which Sauchie Wood has a full right of access for all purposes.

Sporting Rights: These are owned and included with the land.

Special Rights/Wayleaves: a right is reserved for the benefit of the retained land to clean the main open water drain along the eastern boundary of Sauchie Wood.

There is a growing interest in hut, bothy and temporary shelter building, especially in Scotland; for those interested in erecting a hut or shelter, here is some interesting and very helpful guidance from Reforesting Scotland’s Thousand Hut Campaign. Your Local Planning Authority should also be consulted.