Land for sale

A stunning block of 44 or 60 acres of nature friendly Culm Measure grassland with part having wooded edges with stream and presenting an almost parkland like setting.

The land is quietly set in rolling countryside about 3 miles south of Great Torrington and lies around the 250 feet contour.

A beautiful species rich environment, sheltered and secluded, ideal as a carbon capture area also to aid short term water retention, help reduce flooding and act as a natural water filter system.

Adjoining the Tarka Trail cycle track that runs between Great Torrington and Meeth and the Meeth Nature reserve.

The lands are a haven for wildlife with regular sightings of barn owls, woodcock, snipe and buzzards along with roe deer, badgers and foxes.

In view of the exceptionally wide variety of rare and other grasses and the land being carefully farmed as a conservation area there is also a tremendous selection of rare butterflies and insects including of note the marsh fritillary butterfly.

The land is currently lightly grazed by a small herd of English longhorn cattle during the summer and some hay has also been cut and removed from parts.

The land is in the Higher Level Stewardship scheme bringing in a useful income.

The entitlement to Basic Payment Scheme could also be made available by negotiation.

Bideford 10 miles, Barnstaple 15 miles Okehampton 18 miles Shebbear 5 miles

These largely unspoilt culm measure grasslands are set in what was 4 fields, but which now run together and are to the west side of the Tarka trail just south of the café at East Yarde, Peters Marland.

Access to the lands is over the Tarka trail with key access.

Overall this is a stunning block of virtually level land ideal for conservation, carbon capture and light farming.

The land is only accessible from the Tarka Trail a long range cycle path that runs from the north around the River Torridge and River Taw Estuary and to the south around the edge of the Dartmoor National Park and on to Tavistock and Plymouth on the south Devon coast, about 99 miles end to end.

Lot 1 - About 44 Acres - The southern most 2 fields. Inside the access gate a first class stock handling and loading pen.

Lot 2 - About 15 Acres - The northern most 2 enclosures.

Species Lists - Below are some of the flora and fauna seen on site at various times of the year.

Birds - Grasshopper warbler
Skylark
Black cap
Whitethroat
Woodcock
Snipe
Spotted Flycatcher
Buzzard
Barn Owl
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Willow Tit
These and others of course seen in season

Butterflies And Moths - Golden ring dragonfly
Emperor dragonfly
Southern hawker
Burnet moth
Burnet companion
Large skipper
Speckled wood
Meadow brown
Skipper - large and small
Ringlet
These and others of course seen in season

Plants - Fleabane
Meadow thistle
Ragged robin
Bitter vetch
Wavy St Johns wort
Yorkshire fog
Herb robert
Sneeze wort
Various sedges
Marsh willow herb
Foxglove
Water mint
Crested dogs tail
Cuckoo flower
Bugle
These and others of course seen in season

For those using the free What3words app the following may help.

East Yarde Café and parking ///difficult.hesitate.monkey

Gate to Lot 1 ///blacken.openings.amended

Gate to Lot 2 ///permit.prickly.yard

Public road to the south ///sampled.gently.polices



Marketed by: Phillips, Smith & Dunn, Barnstaple