SOLD: Shelve Pool Valley £39,000 Freehold
- The Bog, Minsterley, Shropshire
- almost 2¼ acres
- The Welsh Marches
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Top of slope with both sides of valley visible
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Stream in valley bottom
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Direction arrows to follow to find the woods
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At the parking bay at top of land
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Open field in the top half of land
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Summer fruit
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Far slope of valley
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Local way marker
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A variety of fungi
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Sloe berries
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Sloping valley side
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Crisp winter day
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Local winter delights
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Description
The top end of the land has a parking bay with open access to a field that slopes down gently until the boundary lip of the valley. From here there’s a slightly steeper wooded slope down to the river at the bottom with again sporadic deciduous trees on the opposite slope of the valley. Plenty of space to camp at the bottom of the valley in a beautifully secluded spot.
Shropshire Council Community Trees Scheme 2022/2023 - applications were invited from people who wish to plant trees and short sections of hedging, and to create small areas of woodland in Shropshire. Additional funding was also available to supply (free of charge) some larger, feathered trees (1-1.5m tall, bare root). The scheme has now closed, but there will hopefully be a similar scheme in the autumn of 2023.
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.
Trees
Mostly deciduous with a mature boundary along the track side at the top of the land. Various tree species along both sides of the valley slope and some conifers along the fenceline with the next door wood.
Wildlife
Open hedged rather than fenced fields allow wildlife free reign throughout this area. Muntjac, badger, moles, voles, rabbits and much more call this area home.
Features
A half open field with mature trees and a stunning sunny secluded glade with stream running along the width of the whole land in the flat valley bottom.
Access, tracks and footpaths
Sheep may be on the open fields. Will all visitors kindly NOT BRING THEIR DOGS or maintain them on a very short leash. Thank you.
Activities
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
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. 137
- Grid ref: SO 349 980
- Nearest post code: SY5 0NG
- GPS coordinates: 52.574, -2.96716
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 100 metres and then take the right hand turn immediately along the edge of the forest and fenceline. The ridestop entrance to SHELVE POOL VALLEY is on the right hand side at the top of the slope.
Any issues with directions please don't hesitate to call Adam on 07971008443.
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.
A strip of land with open an open field as its top half sloping down to a valley with a stream running through.
