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Scottish Office;Forest Enterprise

Answer

Mr. Tipping: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those areas of Forestry Commission woodland proposed for sale in the next three financial years in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland; indicating for each (i) its area, (ii) its approximate location and (iii) if an agreement is in place to protect public access. [19707] 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 Location grid reference Area (ha) property 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 {1}31.0 Cumbria Foulsyke NY140218 17.0 Samgarth Woods SD133945 71.0 Ulpha Park SD191912 {1}29.0 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 {1}11.0 Rand Wood TF081781 {1}19.0 White Lodge SK970155 4.0 Norfolk Great Wood Outliers TG150215 4.0 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 {1}41.0 Suffolk Barthorps Folly TM348459 {1}6.0 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 Location grid reference Area (ha) property 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 {1}152.0 Argyll and Bute Ardbrecknish NN067208 {1}119.0 Scoor wood, lot 5 NM435205 360.0 Borders Edgarhope NT557485 143.5 Dumfries and Galloway Cairnhead NX700970 {1}1,361.0 Enchenhead NS680060 {1}689.0 Little clyde NS985170 645.6 Polskeoch NS686023 {1}830.0 Shinnelhead NS729991 {1}843.0 Highland Achandounie woods NH633734 {1}44.0 Aline wood NB215150 {}626.0 Ardmolich NM710715 {1}92.0 Carsaig and Kinloch NM530260 {1}488.0 Fairy bridge NG258505 92.0 Glenhinnisdale NG405575 {1}204.0 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 Location grid reference Area (ha) property _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Conwy County Borough Council _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Blackthorn Covert SH930770 21.5 Cefn Mawr SH910568 81.7 Cerrigellgwm SH861475 20.0 Gwrych Castle Woodlands SH925775 49.0 Blaenau, Gwent Craig Yr Arail SO210044 58.0 Caerphilly County Borough Council Hafodrisclawdd SO176020 {2}24.0 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 {1}18.0 Cae Rhys SH690346 {2}67.0 Cefn Glas SH810381 12.0 Coed Mynydd Mawr SH365408 24.0 Coed Y Craig SH641078 35.0 Cwm Prysor SH790380 56.0 Cymerau SH688436 {1}87.5 Dolymoch SH686422 {1}22.0 Frochas 1 SH325393 7.5 Frochas 3 SH333395 5.4 Frochas 4 SH336396 7.4 Garthanghard SH661160 {2}29.0 Gelli Dywyll SH686413 {1}25.0 Graianog SH464488 {1}19.0 Pen Y Gribin SH680190 {1}12.0 Pengwern SH696427 {2}15.0 Rhiwbach and Tyddyn Bach SH743462 {1}6.0 Tan Y Clawdd SH436491 {1}13.0 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 {1}44.0 Powys Blaen Llia SN925163 {1}185.0 Cilgwyn SO940797 22.0 Coed Y Foel Road Improvement SN918798 1.0 Freezeland SO186138 {1}11.0 Llys Coppice and Penllys SJ175215 16.0 Nant Tidnerth SN879817 23.0 Rock Wood and Fronfraith Wood SO168926 {1}31.0 The Smatcher SO212602 {1}36.0 Tyn Y Rhos SN878817 17.0 Waun SN945775 35.0 Y Wern SN855131 {1}453.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Indicates CPA Agreement. {2} Indicates CPA Agreement being negotiated.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

19707; 292 c734-7W;292 c733-6W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Access Countryside Land Forestry Commission Forests Sales