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There are concerns for the future of Stevenage s Box Wood
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With parcels of a protected ancient woodland regularly being put up for auction - the latest just last week - the Comet sheds some light on who is selling off the land.
Concerns over the future of Box Wood in Stevenage have been mounting after 60 acres were parcelled up for sale last year.
A 12.6 acre plot on a 999-year lease was included in an auction last Tuesday, but a bidding war between two parties only reached £25,000 - significantly lower than the £40,000 guide price - and failed to reach the reserve price.
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2:31 PM December 17, 2020
Four plots of Box Wood in Stevenage were listed for auction on Tuesday but went unsold.
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A campaign to register an ancient woodland as an Asset of Community Value in a bid to protect it from development has been successful.
Concerns over the future of Box Wood in Stevenage have been mounting after part of the 60 acres was purchased earlier this year and parcelled up for sale.
The land, which lies within Green Belt off Stevenage Road and partly within a site of Archaeological Significance and an Ancient Monument, has now been added to East Hertfordshire Council s register of ACVs after community interest company Friends of Fairlands Farm nominated the asset.