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LUCAS WOOD High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

2.51 Hectares / 6.21 Acres

A most attractive mixed broadleaved Ancient Woodland set within High Wycombe.

FREEHOLD FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY

Guide Price £40,000

Suite 8, Rectory HouseThame Road, HaddenhamBuckinghamshire HP17 8DATel: 01844 291384Email: woods@johnclegg.co.uk

John Clegg & CoCHARTERED SURVEYORS & FORESTRY AGENTS

M40 (junction 4) 2 miles Amersham 6 miles M25 (junction 16) 15 miles (all distances are approximate)

DIRECTIONS From junction 3 of the M40 follow the A40 into High Wycombe. From the large roundabout on the A40 at the foot of Marlow Hill follow the A404 towards Beaconsfield. Follow the road past High Wycombe Railway Station and turn right into Terry Road approaching half a mile after the station. Follow Terry Road to its conclusion, ignoring the turn into Pretoria Road, and there is a small parking area at the woodland entrance, point A on the sale plan. OS 1:50,000 Map 175 Ref SU 873933. Nearest post code HP13 6QJ. VIEWING Viewing is possible without appointment at any time during daylight hours so long as prospective purchasers are in possession of a set of these sale particulars. Please be aware of hazards within the woodland when viewing. DESCRIPTION Lucas Wood is an unexpected find in a residential setting close to the centre of High Wycombe. The town has close links to timber with its reputation being as a chair making centre. It is thought the wood produced beech for the local market. As such the beech was planted in rows at Lucas Wood some of which are still seen amongst the widely spaced mature beech. The woodland generally slopes to the east and has an interesting mix of gradients. The mix of species is attractively varied with ash, sycamore, cherry, lime, yew, hazel, Wych elm and hawthorn also present. The vendor acquired the wood around four years ago with the intention of improving it as a woodland and wildlife habitat. The purchaser will be required to keep the property as woodland and not allow construction to take place there. A ten year management plan was agreed with the Forestry Commission in 2014. Some thinning has taken place together with restocking with field maple, hazel, wild cherry, yew, small leaved lime both in tubes and with stakes without guards. The wood is covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO). A TPO protects the woodland from being cleared but normal forest operations as stipulated in the management plan are approved and regulated by the Forestry Commission. The majority of the woodland is classified as Ancient and Semi-Natural Woodland. This designation indicates the land has been under continuous tree cover since at least 1600 AD. Access to Lucas Wood is from the end of Terry Road in the north western corner. The vendor has accessed most sections of the wood with a four wheel drive vehicle from this entrance.

TAXATION After two years ownership, commercially managed woods qualify for 100% relief from Inheritance Tax. Timber sales are free of all Income Tax and do not attract Capital Gains Tax. In certain circumstances it is possible to roll-over Capital Gains into the proportion of the purchase price attributable to the value of the land. SPORTING RIGHTS The sporting rights are owned and included in the sale. They are not let. MINERAL RIGHTS These are owned and included in the sale except as reserved by statute. BOUNDARIES The woodland owner is responsible for the maintenance of the fence shown with an inward facing ‘T’ on the sale plan. The approximate line of the southern and eastern boundaries are marked with stakes with white tops. RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS The woodland is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, gas and electricity supplies and any other easements. WAYLEAVES The woodland is sold subject to all existing wayleaves and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves as to the routes thereof. PLANS AND AREAS These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. The purchaser shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to their accuracy and any error or mis-statement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof. TENURE AND POSSESSION Freehold. Vacant possession will be given on completion. METHOD OF SALE Lucas Wood is offered for sale by Private Treaty. Prospective purchasers should register their interest with the Selling Agents to whom offers should be submitted. Please contact our Haddenham office on 01844 291384.

OFFERS AROUND £40,000 ARE INVITED

IMPORTANT NOTICE John Clegg & Co for themselves and for the vendors of this property, whose agents they are, give notice that: (1) These particulars do not constitute nor constitute any part of an offer of a contract (2) All statements contained in these particulars as to the property are made without responsibility on the part of John Clegg & Co or the vendor. (3) None of the statements contained in these particulars as to this property are to be relied on as statements or representations of fact. (4) Any intending purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars. (5) The vendor does not make or give, and neither John Clegg & Co nor any person in their employment has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. Particulars prepared August 2016. John Clegg & Co is a trading name of Strutt & Parker LLP, a limited liability partnership, registered in England and Wales with registered number OC334522. Its registered office is at 13 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London W1J 5LQ.

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This plan is only for the guidance of intending purchasers. Although believed tobe correct, its accuracy is not guaranteed and does not form part of any contract.Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of

Her Majesty's Stationary Office, Crown Copyright. All rights reserved.Licence No. 100023148

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