Forest & Land at Easter Buckieburn, Denny, Stirlingshire, FK6

Situation The Forest and Land at Easter Buckieburn is located in a private position to the east of theCarron Valley reservoir within close proximity to the border between Falkirk and Stirling. The land is located approximately 6 miles to the west of the town of Denny, 9 miles to the south of the City of Stirling and about 18 miles to the north of Glasgow. The nearest train stations are at Croy and Larbert. Glasgow Airport is about 29 miles to the south and Edinburgh Airport is approximately 33 miles to the east.

The property is well placed for access to the motorway networks and is within close proximity to the M80, M9, and M73 providing swift access to the majority of central Scotland.

Description
The Forest and Land at Easter Buckieburn extends to approximately 147.36 Ha (364.13 Acres) in total. The property comprises a mix of productive woodland which was planted in around 1995 with several smaller areas of open ground and pastureland. The principal species is Sitka spruce which extends to approximately half of the property area with the remainder being a mix of broadleaved planting and several areas of open ground and grazing land.

There is a well-constructed internal forest road serving the majority of the property, and a number of areas have been thinned with a combination of rack removal and some additional inter rack thinning. The property lies approximately 0.9 miles to the north of Carron bridge close to the well-known Carron valley forest complex.

The grazing land extends to approximately 9.89 Ha (24.44 Acres) and lies in a single contiguous block to the southwest of the existing woodland plantations, and forms an area of pasture ground interspersed with several areas of amenity woodland which provide excellent shelter and amenity. The grazing land has a generally south westerly aspect and rises from around 223 metres above sea level on the southwest boundary to approximately 296 metres on the western boundary. The grazing land is classified as Grade 5.2 by The James Hutton Institute and benefits from access to a natural source water supply.

History
The current sellers purchased the property in 1994, in the interest of planting their own diverse commercial and broadleaved woodland on Dundaff Hill. They wanted to improve conservation areas throughout the property, as keen conservationists on their arable farm in Norfolk. The sellers have also grazed parts of the land with Sheep and Highland Cows.

Taxation
Commercial woodland ownership offers significant tax advantages that can boost investment returns:

Inheritance Tax: Qualifying commercial woodland/agricultural assets typically receive 100% Business Property Relief or APR on the first £2.5m per person (up to £5m for couples), provided the asset has been owned and commercially managed for at least two years. Amounts above
this threshold get 50% relief (effective 20% IHT rate).

Income & Corporation Tax: Timber sale profits are exempt.

Capital Gains Tax: Standing timber is exempt; only land value growth is assessable.

VAT: Owners can register to reclaim VAT on management costs and capital works.

Tax rules can change and depend on individual circumstances — always consult a qualified financial advisor or accountant.

Flood Risk
Flood maps of the area can be viewed at

IACS
The majority of the farmland is registered for IACS purposes, and the farm code is 95/807/0003

Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ)
The property is not included within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements (BPSE)
Any payments relating to the 2026 scheme year will be retained by the Seller. If applicable the purchaser(s) will be responsible upon occupation of the subjects of sale to comply fully with the Statutory Management requirements to maintain the farmland in Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) as laid down under the Cross Compliance rules of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2026 for the remainder of the scheme year.

Less-Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS)
All of the land has been designated as being within a Less-Favoured Area.

Historic Scotland
Dundaff Hill is designated as a Scheduled Monument. Further details can be found on the

Historic Environment Scotland website, quoting reference SM6553.

Local Authority
Falkirk Council
The Foundry
4 Central Boulevard
Central Park
Larbert
FK5 4RU

Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate
Strathearn House, Lamberkine Drive, Perth, PH1 1RX

Minerals
The mineral rights are excluded from the title and do not form part of the sale.

Timber
All fallen and standing timber is included in the sale in so far as it is owned by the sellers.

Sporting Rights
In so far as these rights form part of the property title they are included within the sale.

Fixtures and Fittings
No other items are included unless mentioned in the sales particulars.

Deposit
A deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid within seven days of completion of Missives. Deposit will be non-refundable in the event of the purchaser failing to complete for reasons not attributable to the Seller or their Agents.

Possession and Entry
Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion or such mutual time to be agreed by the Seller and the Purchaser(s).

Access
The property’s primary access is via route labelled A-B with a secondary access between points C-D, the latter access route is not suitable for timber extraction.

The property is sold subject to any public rights of access exercisable in terms of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, it being noted that such rights do not apply to the curtilage of a dwellinghouse.

Third Party Rights and Services
• There is a mains water pipeline crossing north to south on the western end of the property.
• There is an overhead electricity line crossing the south-westerly edge of the grazing land.
• The proprietors of Shielwalls benefit from all respective rights to draw water from a spring located to the south of cpt 8.
• The proprietors of Drum farm benefit from all respective rights in relation to draw water from the spring located within Field C.
• A small area of the property on the south-westerly boundary is subject to a lease in favour of Earlsburn Wind Energy Limited, in respect to road widening and oversail. Further details are available from the selling agents.
• A small area of land situated on the north-eastern boundary of the holding is currently occupied by a neighbouring proprietor for use as garden ground. This arrangement will end on 30 November 2026.

The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed as satisfied themselves in respect thereof.

Solicitors
Dales Solicitors LLP, Unit 2B, The Paddock, Stirling Agricultural Centre, Stirling, FK9 4RN
Tel:

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Post Code FK6 5JJ

Viewing Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents.

Health & Safety The property is an agricultural and forestry holding and appropriate caution should be exercised at all times during inspection particularly in reference to the land, woodland and water courses.

Anti Money Laundering (AML) Regulations
Please note that under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to carry out money laundering checks against purchasers. Upon verbal acceptance of an offer, we require to identify the purchaser for Anti-Money Laundering purposes. Our service provider ‘First AML’ will contact the purchaser to gather the required identification documents. An information sheet is available from the selling agent on request. We are not able to enter a business relationship with a purchaser until they have been identified. Failure to provide required identification may result in an offer not being considered.

Finance
Galbraith work with a number of lenders in the specialist agricultural market. We are able to introduce you to various lenders for a variety of farming purposes including the purchase of land and property, restructuring debt, and to provide working capital for diversification, improving or erecting farm buildings. Please note, Galbraith acts as an introducer, only and has no direct or indirect influence on the outcome of any lending application. Please discuss any funding requirements in confidence with the Selling Agent, or contact Alistair Christie in confidence in our Galbraith Stirling office.