HC Deb 18 January 1996 vol 269 cc771-4W
Mr. Tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all Forestry Commission woodlands currently on the market, indicating for each(a) its time on the market, (b) its approximate size, (c) its location relative to a town or village and (d) whether an access agreement has been made to ensure continuing public access. [6092]

Mr. Kynoch

[holding answer 14 December 1995]The following Forestry Commission woodlands are currently for sale on the open market:

Name of property Area (hectares) Time on market (months) Location (m=miles)
England Buckinghamshire
Stoke Park Wood 64 3 6m north of Milton Keynes
Cambridgeshire
Great and Little Widgham Woods 55 3 6m south of Newmarket
Salome Wood 23 3 8m north west of Huntingdon
Cornwall
Port Eliot 76 26 6m west of Plymouth
Prideaux 24 4 3m north east of St. Austell
Wheal Par 6 5 2m north east of St. Austell
Cumbria
Bird Dyke (part) 9 3 8m east of Whitehaven
Chalk Plains 40 3 6m east of Wigtown
Denton Fell 627 3 5m east of Brampton
Leesrigg Plantation 17 3 15m south west of Carlisle
Nuthill and Simpson's Wood 14 3 5m east of Cockermouth
Sunderland Gill 28 3 5m north east of Cockermouth
Derbyshire
Kennel Wood 5 14 4m south east of Matlock
Moorhall Wood 8 14 5m north of Matlock
Devon
Deershill 11 5 2m south east of Great Torrington
Durham
Stanley Wood Cottages 31 26 3m north of Crook
Humberside
Grenwickdale Wood 37 20 6m south west of Pocklington
Kent
Cole Wood1 22 4 4m south west of Ashford

Name of property Area (hectares) Time on market (months) Location (m=miles)
Lancashire
Tythe Barn Plantation 8 3 3m east of Carnforth
Leicestershire
Bolt Wood 27 3 3m south west of Uppingham
Clipsham (part) 14 14 8m south west of Bourne
Lincolnshire
Hurn Wood 9 3 5m south east of Grantham
Norfolk
Foulden Broom Covert 6 3 3m north west of Munford
Great Wood Outliers 18 3 7m south west of Aysham
Old Wood, Sheringham 23 1 2m south of Sheringham
West Rudham 78 2 7m south west of Fakenham
North Yorkshire
Seaton Ross Woods 43 26 2m west of Holme on Spalding Moor
Northamptonshire
Sandpit Copse 3 14 8m north of Milton Keynes
Nottinghamshire
Dilliner Wood 20 2 6m north west of Newark on Trent
Nut Wood 9 14 6m north west of Newark on Trent
Shropshire
Coed Detton 14 61 1m north of Knighton
Somerset
Higher Bitcombe 30 61 4m south west of Frome
South Yorkshire
Greensprings Wood 12 26 5m south of Barnsley
Old Park Wood1 41 26 4m south west of Barnsley
Owston and Duckholt Woods 66 4 4m north of Doncaster
Suffolk
Barthorps Folly 6 3 6m south east of Woodbridge
Warwickshire
Wappenbury Wood 74 2 3m south of Coventry
Wiltshire
Heywood 20 1 lm north of Chippenham
Southgrove 39 1 7m south east of Marlborough

Name of property Area (hectares) Time on market (months) Location (m=miles)
Scotland Borders
Edgarhope 143 9 1m west of Lauder
Priesthaugh1 787 4 7m south west of Hawick
Dumfries and Galloway
Glaik 68 9 5m west of Stranraer
Grampian
Auchinroath Plantation 62 8 1m north of Rothes
Auqharney (part)1 133 14 8m west of Peterhead
Elchies Blocks 103 3 In Archiestown
Glenbuchat 539 13 2m east of Dufftown
Tulloch Wood1 239 5 2m east of Dufftown
Highland
Abriachan Plantation 865 14 1m east of Drumnadrochit
Ardelve, Arvernish Wood 26 30 5m south east of Kyle of Lochalsh
Achrugan1 559 17 20m west of Thurso
Tor Clunes and Castle Spynie 138 1 4m south of Beauly
Strathclyde
Ardmarnock1 1,284 5 1m north of Portavadie
Ardbreaknish 119 2 2m west of Cladish
Crookedstane 347 3 4m south of Elvanfoot
Daljarrock 51 9 10m south of Girvan
Docherneil 83 9 2m north of Pinwherry
Ford 57 2 12m north of Lochgilphead
Glenmard 56 9 1m north of Girvan
Little Clyde 650 3 4m south of Elvanfoot
Tayside
Camusericht 304 15 13m west of Kinloch
Warroch 68 5 5m west of Kinross
Wales Clwyd
Blackthorn Covert 22 5 1m south west of Abergele
Castle Great Wood 49 5 1m west of Ahergele
Coed Melin y Moch 12 15 3m west of Ruthin
Crown Wood 29 21 2m west of Holywell
Dyfed
Allt Cil y Llyn Fawr 3 36 5m west of Llandovery
Allt Maestir 23 2 2m north west of Lampeter
Blaenwaun Wood 6 2 1m north of Lampeter
Cilflower Wood 3 4 2m south east of Cardigan
Falcondale Big Wood 10 2 1m north of Lampeter
Hen Feddau, Ty Hen and Long Wood 23 2 1m north west of Lampeter
Penhill Wood 4 9 1m south east of Llandovery
Ty'r Shyme 6 4 6m north of Carmarthen
Waun Baglan1 26 7 2m south of Kidwelly
Wern Fach 4 36 3m north east of Lampeter
Gwent
Craig yr Arail 58 6 1m north of Abertillery
Gwynedd
Aberdunant (part) 16 15 2m north of Portmadog
Amnodd Wood 88 5 6m east of Trawsfynydd
Cefn Glas 12 5 6m east of Trawsfynydd
Cwm Prysor 56 5 5m east of Trawsfynydd
Factory Covert 5 3 3m north west of Criccieth

Name of property Area (hectares) Time on market (months) Location (m=miles)
Gwinllan Rhos Ddu 10 3 3m north west of Criccieth
Rhiwbach and Tyddyn Bach1 106 8 2m east of Bleinau Ffestiniog
Ynysfor (part) 4 14 3m north of Portmadog
Powys
Dafarneithin Hill 10 2 2m east of Rhayader
Llandegley Rhos 37 2 3m east of Llandrindod Wells
Wern Wood 13 2 2m west of Welshpool
Y Wern1 453 2 3m north east of Ystradgynlais
Ysfa 9 2 2m south east of Rhayader
West Glamorgan
Graig Ynysgollen 10 10 4m north east of Neath
Nant y Stalwyn1 44 27 1m east of Seven Sisters
1Woodlands where a legal agreement to protect public access on foot has been concluded. For the other woodlands, either the local authority or a third party with an interest has declined to enter into an access agreement.