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Property for sale
Near Streatley, Reading, Berkshire
£93,000
Near Streatley, Reading, Berkshire
£93,000
Our Summary
- The wood has great potential to revert back to its classic beech-yew state, with the ash providing valuable and high quality logs and thethinning of other trees, such as the small number of conifers, giving space, light and better views out to the River Thames
- The wood does not have the area nor the volume of trees to be managed exclusively for timber, although there is potential for domestic quantities of firewood
- There are two derelictsheds within the wood
- Although unusable, their location and presence gives potential for new structures
Description
High Holies is a unique woodland located at the top of a southern hill overlooking the River Thames. The woodland is comprised of mature and semi-mature broadleaves, including yew, ash, whitebeam, beech, and horse chestnut, with an understory of hazel. The woodland has the rare characteristic of a lowland beech-yew woodland, which is unusual in the UK due to widespread clearance and replanting with non-native species. The woodland has potential for natural regeneration and could be managed to revert back to its classic state, with ash providing valuable logs and conifers providing space and light. The wood also features a Scheduled Ancient Monument, Grim's Ditch, a 15-20 meter wide embankment dating back to the third century AD. The woodland is accessed via a surfaced drive and has two derelict sheds that could be used for new structures. The property offers impressive views of the surrounding countryside and the River Thames, making it a unique and special location.