Minety, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16

Description

The Land at Minety is an excellent parcel of well-managed, fertile pasture extending to about 48.37 acres (19.59 ha). The land is level and is divided into a series of useful sized paddocks, ideal for grazing livestock or horses as well as mowing for hay and silage. The soil is a clay loam, capable of generating heavy crops of fodder and arable. There is high quality stockproof timber post and rail and barbed wired fencing in all fields. There are a series of freshwater ponds on the land which have created an ideal habitat for vertebrates and invertebrates and attract a wide & diverse range of flora and fauna. The wide, species-rich, hedgerows are excellent wildlife corridors and the whole property has a strong conservation interest. There are a series of small spinneys containing native British hardwood trees including Oak and Ash. The meadows contain a number of indigenous species including naturally occurring Ladys Smock, Red Clover and White Clover.

Access & Use

There is easy access of the highway, and the fields are well suited for large modern agricultural machinery and equipment. In recent years, the land has been used for grazing with cattle and horses with a public bridleway immediately adjacent creating good outriding directly from the property.

Situation

Minety is a popular village on the B4040 close to the Wiltshire/Gloucestershire borders, situated between the market towns of Malmesbury (7 miles) and Cricklade (5 miles) offering a number of local amenities. The larger conurbation of Swindon (5 miles) offers a comprehensive range of shopping, recreational and business services including a mainline railway link to London (London Paddington 52 minutes). There is easy access to the A419 which connects the M4 and M5 motorway networks. The area benefits from an extensive network of public footpaths and bridleways.

Services

There is a sub-metered mains water supply to the land and a line of timber electricity poles run across the property.

Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way

The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the title deeds together with all existing rights of way whether public or private including wayleaves, easements, covenants, restrictions and obligations whether specifically referred to in these sale particulars or not. The buyer shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and the ownership thereof. There is a public bridleway MINE48 which runs adjacent to the land and a public footpath MINE5B runs north-south through the property. A line of electricity cables pass over the land supported by timber poles.

Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights

The sporting rights are in hand. The mineral and standing timber rights are included as far as they are owned.

Schemes

The property is within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. The land is entered into a Countryside Stewardship Scheme which is due to end on 31/12/2024 & 31/12/2025. A purchaser will be required to comply with the requirements of the scheme until the relevant end date. The land has not been entered for any SFI and thus creating useful opportunities to submit a suitable application and benefit financially and environmentally. It is considered that the land would be an ideal candidate for Biodiversity Net Gain schemes and any Developers seeking to offset their projects.

Directions

From Cricklade, follow the B4040 until reaching the village of Minety. Turn right into the village and follow the road until reaching the school. Turn right at the bend into Sawyers Hill and follow the road, passing underneath the railway bridge and after about 1 mile the property will be found on the right-hand side as indicated by the David James For Sale board.

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Viewing

All viewings are strictly by appointment only and arranged through our Wotton-under-Edge office . No dogs allowed.