Woodland for sale

Exact location, viewing instructions and further details can be found in the brochure below.

A lovely mix of beech, ash and Norway spruce nestled in the Dorset National Landscape, 14 miles from Dorchester.

Fifehead Wood is situated within a larger wooded valley in peaceful rural Dorset, some 4 miles from the picturesque village of Milton Abbas. Access is over a series of forest tracks through locked gates.

Located over flinty chalk slopes with an access track running through the wood, the western side is made up of a mature canopy of beech, Norway spruce, oak, and ash, with occasional holly and hazel in the shrub layer below. The eastern side is a blend that includes Norway spruce, beech, lime, hazel, oak, yew and crab apple. You will also find stems of ash, alder and birch. A felling operation in this area has been followed by the re-planting of sycamore, oak and hazel, currently protected by tree shelters. These, if looked after by a keen weekend woodsperson, could create a lovely legacy for future generations.

During the warmer months of the year the ground layer is awash with potent wild garlic along with herb-Robert, wood anemones, primrose, foxglove and blackberry, all relished by our essential pollinators.

The west of the wood could certainly offer a number of locations to hone ones bushcraft skills, there is ample material to hand for this. Many areas within the woodland enjoy arresting views across the valley, a real tonic when sitting on a bench on a still summers evening.

An array of woodland wildlife inhabits Fifehead and the wider area, including fallow and muntjac deer, brown hare, wood mouse, fox and badger. Owl, buzzard, skylark, green woodpecker, lesser redpoll and many harmonious songbirds make up the feathered population.

Our Forester'sThoughts

Sam says...

"I would pitch a tent for overnight camping adventures, gazing at the stars. By day, nurturing the newer trees would certainly be a key requirement - strimming and clearing around the shelters would be one of the jobs to allow the trees to flourish.

I would fell the occasional mature tree for a firewood supply, utilising the five cubic metres per calendar quarter allowance.

Deer control is a good woodland management practice – the roe and muntjac deer here could provide a sustainable supply of venison."

Please remember some management operations require approval and/or a licence.