SOLD: Burdock Wood £49,000 Freehold
- Stobs Castle, Hawick, Scottish Borders
- over 2 ½ acres
- Southern Scotland and Northumberland
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Riverside setting
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Mixed broadleaf woodland
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Slitrig Water
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Linden blooms
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Deer scrape
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Woodland floor
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Southern limit
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Riverbank view
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Local resident
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Beautiful bark
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Natures web
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Dappled light
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Autumnal art
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Take it all in
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Dandelion family
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Butterbur bank
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Entrance off the B6399
Description
Nestled between the quiet B6399 and the picturesque Slitrig Water, Burdock Wood is a nature lovers idyll, unusually combining woodland and riverside with particularly easy access. Leaving the highway into the entrance pull-off, a locked gate leads to a good hardstanding, providing a base point from which to explore the wood. Formerly part of the larger Stobs Castle woodland, the species within Burdock Wood reflect the overall character of the woodland as a whole.
An easily traversed bank leads down to the river with its delightful pebble beaches and a mixture of riverscapes, from bubbling rapids to lethargic pools: a fly fisherman's idyll. The surrounding trees arch to form a riparian tunnel whose banks are lined with an interesting and varied selection of woodland flowers.
The purchasers of the woodland will be asked to enter into a covenantThere 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.
Trees
The initial stand of conifers is a monoculture of Sitka Spruce; this useful timber is still quite young but well founded and maturing nicely. Wending through the conifers along gently cleared pathways, the spruce gives way to a variety of native deciduous species. Lime, birch, ash and alder with a scattering of sycamore and willow are interrupted by a small stand of statuesque Western Red Cedar.
Wildlife
Along the riverside, a number of birds not normally seen in woodland are often sighted. The patient grey heron fishes from the pebbly banks whilst the elusive dipper bobs and ducks and dives from rocks protruding from the flowing waters.
Although separated from the main wood by the river, no doubt roe deer cross the river to forage in the verdant undergrowth.
Features
The wood features river frontage onto the Slitrig Water for its full length. A woodland bench has been installed overlooking the free-flowing river.
A good hardstanding behind the locked access gate facilitates the management of the woodland and could be used as a firewood stacking area.
Access, tracks and footpaths
Access into the wood is off the B6399 into a railed-in pull-off and then through a locked gate in the wall to the hardstanding beyond.
Rights and covenants
The sporting rights, including the fishing, are owned and included in the sale.
Activities
The woodland bench provides a perfect vantage point for a wildlife watcher to engage in the too-ing and fro-ing of the riverbank residents. A blackened circle from a previous camping spot would be an ideal location for an occaisional overnight stop.
With a considerable river frontage, fishing would be an obvious pleasure in this idyllic location.
A reasonable quantity of domestic wood fuel could be sustainably harvested from the standing timber and stacked to dry alongside the hardstanding turning area.
Local area and history
Steeped in history this area was home to marauding reivers who passed by on raids across the border.
Behind the wood lies the historic Stobs Military Camp. For nearly 60 years, thousands of young men used the facilities at Stobs Camp near Hawick in the Scottish Borders to train for war. Now the sometimes bleak, windswept hills lie as silent witnesses to all that passed before them.
The Waverly Line once ran from Edinburgh, all the way down to Carlisle, with Stobs Castle a stop on this line.
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. 79
- Grid ref: NT 508 094
- Nearest post code: TD9 9SG
- GPS coordinates: 55.3767, -2.77789
Location map
Directions
Burdock Wood is about 5 miles south of Hawick in the Scottish Borders.
For Directions From Bing Maps CLICK HERE enter your own postcode (Burdock Wood entrance coordinates are already entered) and click on the blue "Go" box.
For Satnav; the postcode TD9 9UQ is for the point shown by the red dot on the location map.
Or use our directions: From the centre of Hawick take the B6399 signposted Newcastleton passing the Borders Textile Towerhouse on your left.
Continue on the B6399 for just short of five miles. Pass fields full of pig shelters on either side of the road. At a sharp left-hand bend, there is a small war memorial on the opposite side of the road.
Cross the bridge over Slitrig Water and continue for about 600m. The entrance to the wood on the right through a well-marked gated entrance.
Please park safely in the entrance and continue through the gate on foot.
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.
An attractive and unusual wood with river frontage and close to the very pleasant market town of Hawick.
