An Attractive and Accessible One-Day Grouse Moor

AN ATTRACTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE ONE-DAY GROUSE MOOR sand edge moor, wolsingham, county durham AN ATTRACTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE ONE-DAY GROUSE MOOR sand edge moor, wolsingham, county durham Total area approximately 697 acres (282 hectares) Guide price - £900,000

Description Sand Edge Moor extends to approximately 689 acres, of which 165 The vegetation on the moor provides a mix of sward length and a acres are freehold owned land, with the balance being freehold sporting recent increase in burning and cutting allows scope for the habitat to rights over Sand Edge Common, comprising 534 acres. continue improving in years to come. The mix of vegetation, terrain and topography allows the moor to support a wide range of birdlife including This very accessible moor has been within the family’s ownership for the iconic black grouse. There are also two flight ponds on the moor. a considerable time and has been managed as part of a wider family sporting estate. There has been a significant improvement in the moor’s There is potential subject to obtaining necessary consents to construct fortunes in recent years which has demonstrated its potential. The a lunch hut facility on the railway line through the centre of the moor. sporting rights are currently let to the vendor’s brother and the ground is keepered as part of a wider estate. Sporting Lease The sporting rights are currently let to the neighbouring owner, James There are three rows of butts on the moor which provides for a compact Fenwick until the 10th December 2018 in return for a rent of £70 per yet interesting day’s sport. The drives are shown on the plan with brace shot on the moor. The lease allows the owner to take a day’s directional arrows which are a return drive in butts, a return drive to a wall shooting at commercial rates on the moor. and a single drive to a row of wall butts. Through the centre of the moors runs a former railway which is freehold owned allowing scope for creating an integral access road. Grouse Records The season bag records along with the spring and summer counts for the last 9 years are below:

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Spring count 35 38 105 195 182 181 153 216 195 Summer count 94 83 175 N/A 365 376 219 195 318 Bag (br) 5 0 41 424.5 241 311.5 45.5 124.5 423

Sand Edge Common – CL48 Minerals The freehold sporting rights are owned over the common. There are The mineral rights are owned by the Church Commissioners for England grazing rights over the common owned by three parties set out below: Viewings ◆ John William Thompson, Viewley Hill Farm, Tow Law – 100 sheep and The land is principally open access land under the Countryside and their unweaned lambs Rights of Way Act 2006 and there are a number of rights of way so access is available. Viewings can take place with the particulars in hand ◆ Messrs Watson & Ross, Castle Hill Farm, Tow Law – 250 sheep and having due regard for the ground nesting birds, livestock and people’s followers livelihood.

◆ David Martin Monkhouse, Low Houselope Farm, Tow Law – 250 ewes Solicitors and followers Hodgson and Angus 62 Front Street, Stanhope We understand that two of the graziers actively exercise their rights at the Bishop Auckland current time. There is no Environmental Stewardship Scheme in place. DL13 2UD The freehold owner of the surface of the common is not known. Attn: Ian Shuttleworth Agricultural Occupancy 01388 528517 Wolsingham Park Farms Ltd have a Farm Business Tenancy over 154 Method of Sale acres of the non-common area until the 31st May 2021 in return for a rent The property is for sale as a whole by Private Treaty, and the vendors of £10 per annum. There is an Environmental Stewardship Scheme in reserve the right to set a closing date for the receipt of offers, if place over this area which expires on the 31st May 2021. appropriate. Designations VAT The moor is free of any SSSI, SPA and SAC designations. The moor sits The freehold land will be free of VAT, but the sporting rights will be subject within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. to VAT Rights of Way, Easements & Wayleaves Directions The moor is intersected by footpaths, two restricted byways and a Byway The moor is situated two miles north of Tow Law to the west of A68. Open to All Traffic, although we understand this has been downgraded There is a property situated on the roadside and access to the moor can to two wheel drive only. The freehold owned land is subject to a right be gained along the footpath from this point. of way for the benefit of Wolsingham Park Farms utilising the existing access routes. The moor benefits from a right to utilise the butts on the Date of Information neighbouring Ninety-Acre Allotment and retrieve dead game. Further Plan prepared – March 2018 detail is included in the information pack. Particulars prepared – March 2018

This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE.

Savills York River House, 17 Museum Street York YO1 7DJ [email protected] 01904 617800 Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not savills.co.uk tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 18/06/08 [MW]. KEY SAND EDGE MOOR SAND EDGE COMMON DRAFT FREEHOLD LAND N EASEMENT STRIP

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