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Localmanager
TorquilVartyandRachelBower07803903203or01307467393torquilandrachel@woodlands.co.uk
Details
Price:£65,000FreeholdLocation:Gartocharn,Drymen,StirlingshireSize:Over5½acres.forsaleOSLandranger:OSNo56Gridref:NS439849Nearestpostcode:G838SA
StarkWoodStirlingshire
Ayoungregeneratingmixedwoodlandwithvibrantgrowthandwildlife,closetoLochLomond.
Description
StarkWoodliesclosetoLochLomondandispartofawidermixeddeciduousandconiferwood,knownasFinneryWoodland.BeingcloseandeasilyaccessiblefromGlasgow,itwillbeofinteresttothosewantingtoescapethehustleandbustleofthecity.
Agoodtrackensuresthatthereisgoodaccesstothewoodsforalltypesofvehiclesandastoneyhammer-headturningareaisusefulforbothvehiclesorstackingtimber.ThetopographyacrossStarkWoodisfairlyflatandwherenumeroustrailswander,itiseasytotraverse.Apathhasbeenopeneduptothewesternboundary;moreworkcouldopenupmoreofthecentralareawithoutencroachinguponitsprivacy.Thereisarealsenseofquiet,peaceandtranquilitywiththewoodswithinFinnery,helpedbybeingsurroundedbyfieldsandfarmland.
Thepurchasersofthewoodlandwillbeaskedtoenterintoacovenanttoensurethequietandpeacefulenjoymentofadjoiningwoodlandsandmeadows.
Theoriginalplantationwasharvestedsometimeagoandsincethennaturehasbeenallowedtotakeitsnaturalcourse.Thelackofinterferencehasbenefittedthewoodlanddiversitygreatly,creatinganincrediblywildfeelinginthegrowthandregeneration.Aswithmostwoodland,thepioneerspecieshavesetthepace.Thepredominantpioneerhasbeenthebeautifulbirch,whichhasprovidedashelteredhavenforotherspeciessuchaswesternhemlock,blackpine,rowanandwillow.Thereisalargecentralareadominatedbyrhododendron,creatingahiddencitadelwaitingtobeexplored.
Thewoodsareahavenforwoodcock.Theselargelynocturnal,bulkywadingbirdswithalongbill,areexpertsincamouflage,enjoydensecoverandcanbequiteelusive.Risingquickly,theycanstartletheunwarypedestrian!Butaswithmanyindigenousbirds,theyareindecline.Deeralsomovethroughthewoodsandawellplacedtrailcameraissuretoprovidesomeevidenceoftheirmovements.
Thereisastreamflowingalongthenorthernboundarybetweenthewoodsandtheneighbouringfieldsandisagreatdrawtobothmammalsandbirdlifealike.
Accessfromthemainroadisoverasharedstonetrack,entrancetothemainwoodlandisthroughalockablewoodengate.Thereisalsoapedestriangate.Thetrackleadingtotheindividualwoodsareofgoodconditionwithlittlemaintenancerequired.Somepathshavebeenopenedupbutthereisplentyofscopeforfurtherwork.
Allsportingrightsaresoldwiththewoodland.
Thepurchasersofthewoodlandwillbeaskedtoenterintoacovenanttoensurethequietandpeacefulenjoymentofadjoiningwoodlandsandmeadows.
Thisyoungwoodlandwouldbeagreatsitetoexploreandpracticebushcraftskills.Thereisincrediblediversityoffloraandfauna,withplentyofshelterforbirdlifeandlargermammalswithinthetreesandrhododendron.
ItisalsowellplacedforexplorationfurtherafieldoftheTrossachsandLochLomond.
Campingovernightandsharingthespacewiththenocturnalvisitorswouldberewarding.
PeoplehavebeenlivingaroundtheshoresofLochLomondforseveralthousandyearsandbythe3rdcenturyAD,theLochLomondareahadbecomethejunctionbetweenthreesignificantkingdoms;Pictlandtotheeast,StrathclydetothesouthandDalriatatothenorthwest.ClachNamBreatann,"thestoneoftheBritons",markedthisjunctionandstillstandstodayinGlenFalloch.
NowadaysthethreekingdomshavebeenlosttothemistsoftimeandinitsplacethereisaninfluxoftouristsusingLochLomondasthegatewaytotheHighlands.Despitethepassageofmoderntimes,theareahasmanagedtoretainareputationasaprofoundlyspiritualdestination.
ThesurroundingareaofLochLomondandtheTrossachsgainedmuchpopularitywiththepublicationofSirWalterScott's1810poem'TheLadyoftheLake'.ThepoemgivesarollcallofTrossachsplacenames,theladyherselfbeingfoundonLochKatrine.
Scottfollowedupwithhis1817historicalnovelRobRoy,romanticisingtheoutlawcattlethiefRaibertRuadhbornbyLochKatrineandburiedatnearbyBalquhidder.
Stirling,withitsbeautifulcastle,isjusta30minutedriveawaywithdirectlinkssouthtoEdinburghornorthtoPerth.
Youarewelcometovisitthiswoodbyyourself,butpleaseensurethatyouhaveacopyofthesesalesdetailswithyou-manyofourwoodlandsdonothavemobilephonereceptionorinternetaccesssowerecommendeitherprintingthedetailsordownloadingthemtoyourphone/tablet/laptop.
Doremembertoalsocheckthatitisstillavailableforsale.Ifyouhaveseenthewoodlandandwishtobeaccompaniedonasecondmoredetailedvisitpleasecontactourlocalmanager.
Directions
FromGlasgow:
TaketheA82north.
TurnrightontotheA811inthedirectionofDrymen.
AtthevillageofGartochamturnrightontoSchoolRoad.
TurnleftontoAuchincarrochRoad.
TurnleftontoFinneryRoad.
Theentrancewillbeonyourleft.Thereisasmallwoodlandsforsalesignattachedtothefence.OntheothersideofthedrivewayisthenameplateGreystonelea.
Continueupthisdrivewayfor500mandthewoodsareonyourright.
IfyoumisstheentranceyouwillreachFinneryHouseonyourleft.Turnroundandretraceyoursteps.
Gothroughthepedestriangateandfollowtheinternaltrackuntilyoureachthewoodland.
FollowthetrackroundandturnrightjustpastBrienneWoodandfollowthisspurtrackdowntotheend.
SatnavwillgetyoutoFinneryRoadbutwillnotgetyoutotheentancetothewoods.
Ourregionalmanagersareoftenoutworkinginourwoodlands,soifyouemailanofferandwanttobesureithasbeenreceived,pleasephoneourmanageronhisorhermobilephone.Thefirstofferatthestatedpricewhichisaccepted,whetherbyphoneoremail,haspriority.
Pleasetakecarewhenviewingasthegreatoutdoorscancontainunexpectedhazardsandwoodlandsarenoexception.Youshouldexercisecommonsenseandcaution,suchaswearingappropriatefootwearandavoidingvisitingduringhighwinds.
Allwoodlandsaresoldatafixedprice,andincludefreemembershipoftheSmallWoodlandOwnersGroupandtheRoyalForestrySociety,aswellas£300towardspayingforacourse(orcourses)tohelpwithmanagingandenjoyingyourwoodland.
Theseparticularsareforguidanceonlyand,thoughbelievedtobecorrect,donotformpartofanycontract.WoodlandInvestmentManagementLtdherebygivenoticeundersection21oftheEstateAgentsAct1979oftheirinterestinthelandbeingsold.