SOLD: Winbolt Wood £85,000 Freehold
- Castlehill at Capel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- about 5½ acres
- South East England
-
bench with wild daffodils
-
local deer herd
-
bench with bluebells
-
bluebells
-
birch, sycamore and bluebells
-
ash
-
ferns
-
logs for firewood
-
boundary markers
-
Winbolt Wood entrance ridestop
-
main track
-
views across adjoining meadows
-
all-weather main track to winbolt Wood
-
spruce, sycamore and birch
-
exit sign off A21 bypass, northbound
-
private means of access gate 1
-
gate to right of way gate 2
-
next gate, no. 3
Description
Set on the higher parts of the High Weald above the nearby towns of Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, Wimbolt Wood is well-placed on the edge of Castlehill Woodlands, a large area of mixed woodland in the High Weald AONB area of outstanding natural beauty.
Trees
Here are sweet chestnut, birch, oak, ash, sycamore, Norway spruce and Scots pine. Much of the ash has dieback so is a perfect source of firewood. If sold for firewood, timber sales are free of income tax! The Norway spruce is growing well and should make good sawlog timber, again free of income tax. This could be a good wood to qualify for Inheritance Tax relief, worth getting an accountants advice.
Wildlife
Bluebells, primroses and wild daffodils, a visiting deer population who pass through the wood as they wander the fields (see photos) and woods are some of the wildlife are on show here.
Features
A ridestop marks the entrance by the woodlands bench, the wood slopes down gently from here. Ash is a perfect wood for longbows and there's plenty to select from here.
Access, tracks and footpaths
Access is off a public highway, along a PME (private means of entry - maintained by highways) along a private right of way - where the right is with and without vehicles, for all purposes and at all times.
Rights and covenants
The purchasers of the woodland will be asked to enter into a covenant to ensure the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of adjoining woodlands and meadows.
Activities
Lots to do here, identifying the oak as the principal species for growing on, collecting ash for firewood, stacking fallen timber for wildlife brash piles, and generally enjoying the countryside.
Local area and history
There is evidence of Iron Age activity with the Hill Fort further over to the east. When this was abandoned is difficult to guess, perhaps by 100 BC. It is thought that sites like these were not settled but used as temporary stop-offs by populations from larger sites. This area seems to be the boundary of two tribes, the Regnenses and the Cantiaci.
The land is within Capel parish, itself a part of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent.
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. 188
- Grid ref: TQ 602 436
- Nearest post code: TN11 0QG
- GPS coordinates: 51.1696, 0.291381
Location map
Directions
Winbolt Wood, at Castlehill, is about 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells centre and about 3 miles southwest of Tonbridge, see photos.
1. Click here for Bing Maps Directions enter your own postcode and click on the "Go" box.This will take you to the access off old Pembury Road.
2. For Satnav: the nearest postcode is TN11 0QG for Castlehill Farm and coordinates for gate 1 are 51.174517, 0.297109
3. If heading south bound take the exit off the A21 signed
"Capel, Kent College, Old Church, Pembury Walks"
- follow the road and then turn right under the dual carriageway
- on emerging go right, signed Castlehill
If heading north bound on the A21 then take the exit signed
"Capel, Kent College, Old Church, Pembury Walks"
- take left turn (do not go under bridge)
then for either route
- pass cottages on the left and arrive at the metal gate 1. This might be locked if so please phone Richard on 07811 818277 for the combination number. Otherwise, park near here and continue on foot
- continue, and if driving park in the layby on the right
- continue on foot as far as the metal gate 2, pass to one side and walk up the track
- you will come to another gate 3 by the television towers
- pass to one side and continue walking through the wood
- Winbolt Wood is on the right, marked with mauve paint on trees / posts.
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.
Winbolt Wood enjoys fine views over the surrounding woods and meadows.
