Buy your own woodland - Lancashire County Council selling off four sites for as little as £3,000
Have you ever fancied owning your own woodland?
Well, here’s your chance.
Lancashire County Council (LCC) are disposing of three sites across the Red Rose area by auction on March 10, with a further site to be offered in ‘spring’.
When asked if there was a particular reason for the sales, a Lancashire County Council spokesman said: "There is no new policy, and the sites have just been identified as part of our standard property review process."
Clayton-le-Woods
The site in Clayton-le-Woods is Hole House Farm Woodlands off Wigan Road. It’s described as an irregular shaped parcel of woodland approximately 1.74 hectares (4.3 acres), located between the A49 and M6 with Leyland, Chorley and Preston providing surrounding centres for amenities.
It is being offered for a guide price of £38,000.
Sales Particulars and Supporting Information - Hole House Farm Woodlands, Clayton-le-Woods
Wilpshire
An irregular shaped parcel of woodland approximately 0.535 hectare (1.32 acres) is on offer along the western frontage of Whalley Road (A666) in Wilpshire, and approximately three miles north of Blackburn.
This patch is offered for a Guide Price of £3,000.
Sales Particulars and Supporting Information - Land off Whalley Road, Wilpshire
Rawtenstall
Horncliffe Quarry Woodland in Rawtenstall is a parcel of woodland approximately 3.84 hectares (9.48 acres) located to the south of Rawtenstall town centre, off Bury Road with links via the M66 and A682.
It’s Guide Price is £40,000.
Sales Particulars and Supporting Information - Horncliffe Quarry Woodland, Rawtenstall
Winewall Mill Woodland inTrawden, is to be offered in ‘spring’. It is a parcel of woodland approximately 0.755 hectare (1.87 acres) in size, and no guide price has been annoucned.
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