§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by English county and Scottish region Forestry Commission woodland currently offered for sale, under offer or proposed for sale within the next six months; and if he will state for each piece of woodland its size and the steps which have been taken to ensure that public access on foot is permitted after any sale takes place. [24619]
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 18 May 1995]: The information is as follows:
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County/Region Name of property Area (hectares) Continued public access WOODLAND CURRENTLY FOR SALE ON THE OPEN MARKET England Cambridgeshire Langley High Wood 49 d Cornwall Hay Wood 54 d 744W
County/Region Name of property Area (hectares) Continued public access Port Elliot, Pathada, 95 d Perdredda Treworgey Wood 17 d Cumbria Black Knors 25 b Derbyshire Moorhall Wood 8 d Devon Bedpark 8 d Hawkmoor 22 b Durham Campville 30 b Stanley Wood Cottages 31 c Essex Audley End Estate 57 d Humberside Greenwickdale Wood 37 d Leicestershire Bolt Wood 27 d Lincolnshire Hurn Wood 9 d Shropshire Coed Detton 14 b Somerset Higher Bitcombe 30 d South Yorkshire Greensprings Wood 12 a Old Park Wood 41 c Owston and Duck Holt 66 d Woods Scotland Borders Edgarhope 143 d Spottiswoode 191 b Dumfries and Galloway Glaik 62 b Grampian Aquharney 128 a Auchinroath 62 b Glenbuchat 539 d Greenness 115 d Longhill (part) 120 b New Pitsligo 42 e Highland Abriachan 865 b Achrugan 559 a Ardelve 26 b Cuidrach 58 b Duisky 89 d Garvan, North 112 d Garvan, South 183 d Loch Ashie 437 d Lundavra 148 a New Kelso 43 d Tote 421 b Uig 40 b Strathclyde Daljarrock 51 b Docherneil 83 b Glenmard 56 b Tayside Camusericht 295 d Upper Glenprosen 230 d WOODLANDS CURRENTLY UNDER OFFER England Berkshire Lot Wood (part) 6 d Cambridgeshire West Wood 30 d Cornwall Branchecombe 2 d Coldgear 4 d Cutmere and Bara 4 d Moor/Scullop 3 d Cumbria Foulshaw Big Belt 13 b Warriners Wood 4 b Isle of Wight Timber Copse 8 a Kent Post Wood 26 a Lancashire Long Ellers Wood 2 d Lincolnshire Halstead Wood 26 d Somerset Frys Wood 25 e South Yorkshire Walkers Wood 6 b Suffolk Wrights Wood 5 d Scotland Borders Fruid, land at 62 b Gala Blocks 153 a Central Stronvar 2 b Fife Kirkton Barns 26 d Grampian Lenabo 332 a Moreseat of Hatton 38 d Oldtown Belt 3 c White Cow Wood 448 a Wood of Wrae 50 a Highland Clava and Craggie 34 d Craskie Woods 49 b Eilean Darach and 110 b Dundonnel Faichem Wood 7 b
County/Region Name of property Area (hectares) Continued public access Garbole Forest 699 b Glencannich Wood 70 b Lochlait Wood 90 a Muchrachd Wood 29 b Rebeg 77 b Strathclyde Kirnan Wood 222 d Tayside Claysykes 17 b a. Access agreement has been concluded. b. Local authority declined to enter an access agreement. c. Local authority is considering whether to enter an access agreement. d. A third party with an interest has declined to enter an access agreement or restrictions in the Commission's title prevented the offer of an access agreement. e. Sale commenced before the introduction of the arrangements for access agreements. Advance notification of areas being considered for sale is given in the "Estates Gazette" in respect of all woodlands of more than five hectares, together with any other land having a known conservation, recreation or amenity interest. Copies of the "Estates Gazette" are held in the Library of the House.