Hill View Meadow £59,000 Freehold
- The Bog, Minsterley, Shropshire
- just under 5 acres
- The Welsh Marches
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South across Hill View Meadow
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Looking across Hill View towards the Shropshire Hills
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Gorgeous meadow flowers
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Snow on the hills
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Parking Space
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Boundary and track
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Insects and butterflies in the meadow
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Hill Views and wildflowers
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good access
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Description
Hill View Meadow is a large open and sunny meadow. For those looking for a project, it could be ideal as a future paddock or for a planting project, however it can also just to be enjoyed as it is.
Situated in the National Landscape area of the Shropshire Hills, it is easily accessed along a recently refurbished track. There is a large parking space at the lower end of the meadow, from where all areas of the meadow can be accessed.
Numerous insects and butterflies can be found on the many wildflowers, and there is abundant birdlife including Curlews and Kites.
The views from the meadows are expansive. This well drained meadow, with it's wide views across to Cordon Hill, Mucklewick Hill and The Rowls, has a lot of potential for planting. It would be perfect for broadleaf with a mix of more commercial trees too. We would be happy to chat about what is possible here. The meadow could become a diverse natural woodland with private areas for family enjoyment - there is a lot of scope to create here.
In 2023 the Shropshire Council Community Trees Scheme offered grants to people who wished to plant trees and short sections of hedging, and to create small areas of woodland in Shropshire. They may offer the same again in 2024. Grants are available through the the UK government for planting trees as well as stewardship grants.
The purchasers of the meadow will be asked to enter into a covenantTrees
Hill View Meadow is a lovely bright open meadow. It is fringed with trees and woodland, it could potentially be a beautiful woodland with sensitive planning and planting. However, it is just gorgeous as it is too!
Details of local Shropshire grants regarding the planting of trees can be found following this link
Wildlife
As Hill View isn't fenced in, the wildlife has free rein over the meadowland. Muntjac, badger, moles, voles, rabbits and much more call this area home. Overhead we have heard and seen a variety of birds, from Curlews to Kites.
Features
Hill View Meadow is an open meadowland with a large protected car parking area at it's lower point. There is a slight rise in the land towards the southern point. The south and eastern boundaries are woodland and farm land. The northern boundary is marked with posts and some trees, whilst the remaining boundary runs along the access track.
Access, tracks and footpaths
Hill View is accessed along a recently improved track. As you enter through the main gate, it is along the track on the left hand side. Access in to the meadow is from this track.
There are no public footpaths within the meadow.
Activities
This meadow is in the heart of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape area. It is a wonderful place to walk, cycle, birdwatch, photograph amongst many other things, at any time of the year.
Nearest activity is found at the The Bog Visitor Centre where you can find out about the history of mining in the area.
Withing walking or driving distance is the Stiperstones, a spectacular quartzite ridge which was one of Britain's main sources of lead during the 1870s.
Also worth visiting is Roundton National Nature Reserve.
Local area and history
Stiperstones. See the Ordovician ‘Stiperstones Quartzite’, which is a wild and distinctive landscape rich with geology of national significance.
The whole area is steeped in history and accessible through various walks including The Shropshire Way
Bishop’s Castle (11 miles, 20 minutes away) is an unspoiled working town dating from the Medieval period. Built on a very steep hill, it is surrounded by a spectacular Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the border with Wales, midway between Ludlow and Shrewsbury.
Mining has always been an important part of the history of Shropshire and that history includes remains of mines at Ritton castle and its environs.
Wood maps
Meadow map
Boundaries
Hill View Meadow's boundaries with it's neighbouring meadow (Shelve View) are marked in blue.
Other boundaries are the woodland and neighbouring farmland.
Find this wood
Location
- OS Landranger: OS No. 137
- Grid ref: SO 346 974
- Nearest post code: SY5 0NG
- GPS coordinates: 52.5712, -2.96625
Location map
Directions
Nearest postcode takes you to The Bog farm, but stay on the road towards The Bog Visitor Centre. When coming from the north, Stiperstones/Shelve, keep going along to the end of the straight road (a quarter of a mile past Bog Farm) and the centre is on the side of the road to your right.
Follow the track (a little rough, but alright for an ordinary car) down the side of the visitors centre for approx 300 metres, past a turn to the left, and continue to follow the small WOODLANDS FOR SALE arrow signs for another 200m or so. Here you will find a gate on the left hand side with a WOODLANDS ACCESS sign.
Please call in advance for the gate access code. If you do not have the code, park to the right of the gate, without blocking access, and continue on foot.
Coordinates for this gate:
- Lat/Long: 52.576428,-2.9611775
- what3words: acre.splat.impeached
Through this gate, follow the signs for 100m till you get to a right turn, turn right and then after approximately 100m there will be a locked gate with a parking bay.
Walk along the track for approximately 200 metres and the sign for Hill View Meadow (and the meadow itself) is on your left hand side.
Any issues with directions please don't hesitate to call.
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.
Hill View Meadow is an open sunny and well drained meadowland. Located in a quiet rural part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape, it boasts stunning views across the Shropshire countryside.
