LOT 3 – High Trees Woodland , Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 0DD (Kintbury Holt Estate)

LOT 3 – High Trees Woodland (Kintbury Holt Estate)

High Trees is one of several high-quality woodlands on the Estate and includes a mixture of native hardwood species with the oak trees being a particular feature. This woodland extends to nearly 57 acres and is located centrally within the Estate. Coupled with the contours of the surrounding land, it provides the basis of an extremely good shoot and offers an incoming Purchaser the opportunity to reestablish one should they wish.

Alongside the beautiful bluebells that carpet the woodland in spring and the exceptional amenity benefits, the timber also presents an attractive commercial opportunity. Timber from the Estate has usually been sold by tender to sawmillers but has also been milled and used in the Estate’s renovation projects.

One of the trees has been designated as a “plus tree” with its cuttings taken and included in the Future Trees Trust’s trial plantation to establish superior oaks elsewhere.

Lot 3 – High Trees Woodland forms part of Kintbury Holt Estate which comprises of three farmsteads which previously formed part of The Craven Estate and is now offered for sale having been farmed as a dairy enterprise by the Vendors for over 60 years.

The farms sit within glorious open countryside and comprise of large open arable and intensive grassland fields with high quality mixed age native broadleaved woodland. The land is classified as mainly Grade 3, with some Grade 4, and the soil described as predominately slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils. There is an element of freely draining slightly acid but base-rich soils to the north. Numerous gateways onto the public highways and good internal farm tracks provide access to all fields.

Further details on the soil descriptions and cropping history can be found in the online Data Room.