Written by: Adrian Little on 13th November 2024
A 14-acre area of ancient deciduous woodland at Maltby, near Rotherham, has been put up for sale by auction with a £45,000 guide price. The woods, which are abundant in native tree species and a diversity of other plants, will feature in the next online auction to be held by Sheffield auction house Mark Jenkinson, part of Eddisons, on 4 December.
Auctioneers say that while the woods could be suitable for a variety of uses, including woodland management activities or biodiversity offset schemes, redevelopment of the land is unlikely.
“The woods at Maltby are a really richly biodiverse, large area of land with trees like ash, oak, wych elm, birch and wild cherry all well established,” said Adrian Little, director at auction house Mark Jenkinson.
“Ancient woodland such as this does not come up for sale very often so for an investor interested in sustainability and environmental projects such as biodiversity offsets, which regulate developments’ environmental impact by compensating biodiversity loss elsewhere, this is something of a unique opportunity.”
He added: “Any prospective buyers should contact both Rotherham Council and Forestry England to discuss the feasibility of their plans for the woodland.”
The woods, off Grange Lane in Maltby, are accessible from a number of different points. The town of Maltby is also a visitor attraction for people who come to see its 12th century Roche Abbey. It is six miles from Rotherham and 10 from Sheffield.
The Mark Jenkinson auction, which includes the ancient woodland at Maltby, Rotherham, has new lots added daily and will be held on 4 December at www.markjenkinson.co.uk
Written by: Adrian Little on 13th November 2024
Over the last 40 years Adrian has been involved in the sale by auction of over 10,000 properties in the Yorkshire and Humber region, ranging from small sites and ground rents to large industrial estates and residential investments. He has been most fortunate to have sold many landmark buildings throughout the region and is particularly interested in properties that require modernisation, restoration or redevelopment.
Having spent many hours on the rostrum at Bramall Lane, he saw the incredibly successful transition to online auctions seeing some £100m of residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial lots being sold for private, corporate and local authority clients. In March 2023, he joined Eddisons and Pugh & Co to forward this success and continue to offer personal service with a larger national presence .
