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Mr. Kynoch
[holding answer 12 March 1997]: The subject of the question relates to matters undertaken by Forest Enterprise. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. Gordon Cowie, to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Gordon M. Cowie to Mr. Paddy Tipping, dated 20 March 1997:
The Secretary of State for Scotland has asked me to reply to your Question about the sale of Forestry Commission woodlands.
The Forestry Commission's current disposals programme will continue until the end of the century, and the selection of properties for sale will accordingly be staged over that period. Advance notification of properties to be placed on the market is given in the Estates Gazette before a firm decision to sell is taken by the Commission. Copies of the Estate Gazette are to be found in the Library.
We have, therefore, not yet decided which areas we will be selling over the next three years, but I can tell you which forest areas are at present being offered for sale on the Open Market. I have indicated those where a Continued Public Access Agreement has been agreed or is under negotiation. The Commission encourages local authorities to enter into the Access Agreements it offers them but it is, of course, up to the local authorities to decide whether or not they wish to accept the offer.
| Forestry Commission woodlands currently for sale on the open market |
| England |
| Local authority/name of property |
Location grid reference |
Area (ha) |
| Buckinghamshire |
|
|
| Back Lane Wood |
TL278178 |
7.5 |
| College Wood |
SP791330 |
51.0 |
| Greens |
TL277170 |
1.5 |
| Cornwall |
|
|
| Wheal Par |
SX053561 |
5.0 |
| County Durham |
|
|
| Stanley Cottages Wood |
NZ154388 |
131.0 |
| Cumbria |
|
|
| Foulsyke |
NY140218 |
17.0 |
| Samgarth Woods |
SD133945 |
71.0 |
| Ulpha Park |
SD191912 |
129.0 |
| Whinneyhow |
NY137002 |
1.0 |
| Devon |
|
|
| Deershill |
SS520172 |
11.0 |
| Knowle Wood |
SX533641 |
8.0 |
| East Yorkshire |
|
|
| Black Plantation |
SE792368 |
14.0 |
| Seaton Old Wood |
SE787393 |
16.5 |
| Hertfordshire |
|
|
| Priest Wood |
TL301160 |
28.0 |
| Leicestershire |
|
|
| Stoke Dry |
SK845979 |
40.0 |
| Lincolnshire |
|
|
| Half Moon Wood |
SK972158 |
2.0 |
| Larch Plantation |
SK980162 |
8.0 |
| Nettleton Back |
TA091013 |
111.0 |
| Rand Wood |
TF081781 |
119.0 |
| White Lodge |
SK970155 |
4.0 |
| Norfolk |
|
|
| Great Wood Outliers |
TG150215 |
4.0 |
735W
| Forestry Commission woodlands currently for sale on the open market |
| England |
| Local authority/name of property |
Location grid reference |
Area (ha) |
| North Yorkshire |
|
|
| Cottage Wood |
SE682518 |
4.0 |
| Dalby Bush |
SE635719 |
36.0 |
| Farm Wood |
SE656715 |
6.0 |
| Mill Wood |
SE644735 |
24.0 |
| Scoreby |
SE697517 |
33.0 |
| Northumberland |
|
|
| Evistones |
NY825970 |
46.0 |
| South Yorkshire |
|
|
| Old Park Wood |
SE335015 |
141.0 |
| Suffolk |
|
|
| Barthorps Folly |
TM348459 |
16.0 |
| Wiltshire |
|
|
| Stanton Park |
ST895798 |
58.0 |
| 1 Indicates CPA Agreement. |
| Forestry commission woodlands currently for sale on the open market |
| Scotland |
| Local authority/name of property |
Location grid reference |
Area (ha) |
| Aberdeenshire |
|
|
| Auchinroath plantation |
NJ276510 |
62.0 |
| Balmakewan (3222M) |
NO672676 |
0.6 |
| Haremoss |
NJ792495 |
21.0 |
| Ryhnagoup wood, lot 1 |
NJ110505 |
16.0 |
| Waggle hill |
NJ814476 |
1152.0 |
| Argyll and Bute |
|
|
| Ardbrecknish |
NN067208 |
1119.0 |
| Scoor wood, lot 5 |
NM435205 |
360.0 |
| Borders |
|
|
| Edgarhope |
NT557485 |
143.5 |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
|
|
| Cairnhead |
NX700970 |
11,361.0 |
| Enchenhead |
NS680060 |
1689.0 |
| Little clyde |
NS985170 |
645.6 |
| Polskeoch |
NS686023 |
1830.0 |
| Shinnelhead |
NS729991 |
1843.0 |
| Highland |
|
|
| Achandounie woods |
NH633734 |
144.0 |
| Aline wood |
NB215150 |
626.0 |
| Ardmolich |
NM710715 |
192.0 |
| Carsaig and Kinloch |
NM530260 |
1488.0 |
| Fairy bridge |
NG258505 |
92.0 |
| Glenhinnisdale |
NG405575 |
1204.0 |
| Kirkton |
NG906410 |
92.0 |
| Perth and Kinross |
|
|
| Warroch |
NO05065 |
68.0 |
| South Ayrshire |
|
|
| Docherneil |
NX225885 |
72.5 |
| 1 Indicates CPA Agreement. |
| Forestry Commission Woodlands currently for sale on the Open Market |
| Wales |
| Unitary authority/name of property |
Location grid reference |
Area (ha) |
| Conwy County Borough Council |
|
|
| Blackthorn Covert |
SH930770 |
21.5 |
| Cefn Mawr |
SH910568 |
81.7 |
736W
| Forestry Commission Woodlands currently for sale on the Open Market |
| Wales |
| Unitary authority/name of property |
Location grid reference |
Area (ha) |
| Cerrigellgwm |
SH861475 |
20.0 |
| Gwrych Castle Woodlands |
SH925775 |
49.0 |
| Blaenau, Gwent |
|
|
| Craig Yr Arail |
SO210044 |
58.0 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council |
|
|
| Hafodrisclawdd |
SO176020 |
224.0 |
| Carmarthenshire |
|
|
| Allt Du/Cwm Ifor |
SN615306 |
29.0 |
| Penhill Wood |
SN775315 |
4.0 |
| Ceredigion |
|
|
| Cefn Wig |
SN472612 |
19.0 |
| Gwynedd |
|
|
| Amnodd Wood |
SH810372 |
87.5 |
| Bronaber |
SH710317 |
10.0 |
| Bryn Hendre |
SH315373 |
10.0 |
| Btryntirion |
SH673192 |
118.0 |
| Cae Rhys |
SH690346 |
267.0 |
| Cefn Glas |
SH810381 |
12.0 |
| Coed Mynydd Mawr |
SH365408 |
24.0 |
| Coed Y Craig |
SH641078 |
35.0 |
| Cwm Prysor |
SH790380 |
56.0 |
| Cymerau |
SH688436 |
187.5 |
| Dolymoch |
SH686422 |
122.0 |
| Frochas 1 |
SH325393 |
7.5 |
| Frochas 3 |
SH333395 |
5.4 |
| Frochas 4 |
SH336396 |
7.4 |
| Garthanghard |
SH661160 |
229.0 |
| Gelli Dywyll |
SH686413 |
125.0 |
| Graianog |
SH464488 |
119.0 |
| Pen Y Gribin |
SH680190 |
112.0 |
| Pengwern |
SH696427 |
215.0 |
| Rhiwbach and Tyddyn Bach |
SH743462 |
16.0 |
| Tan Y Clawdd |
SH436491 |
113.0 |
| Ty Coch North |
SH584691 |
7.1 |
| Ynys Creua |
SH446430 |
67.0 |
| Monmouthshire |
|
|
| Wern Brake |
ST440928 |
8.0 |
| Neath and Port Talbot |
|
|
| Graig Ynysgollen |
SN802013 |
10.0 |
| Nant Y Stalwyn |
SN820097 |
144.0 |
| Powys |
|
|
| Blaen Llia |
SN925163 |
1185.0 |
| Cilgwyn |
SO940797 |
22.0 |
| Coed Y Foel Road Improvement |
SN918798 |
1.0 |
| Freezeland |
S0186138 |
111.0 |
| Llys Coppice and Penllys |
SJ175215 |
16.0 |
| Nant Tidnerth |
SN879817 |
23.0 |
| Rock Wood and Fronfraith Wood |
SO168926 |
131.0 |
| The Smatcher |
SO212602 |
136.0 |
| Tyn Y Rhos |
SN878817 |
17.0 |
| Waun |
SN945775 |
35.0 |
| Y Wern |
SN855131 |
1453.0 |
| 1 Indicates CPA Agreement. |
| 2 Indicates CPA Agreement being negotiated. |
737W