Auction: Friday 11 December 2026 at 2pm
East of Barrack Road, West Parley, Ferndown
- Land size
- 1.51 acres
Key Features
- For Sale by Public Auction Friday 11 December 2026
- 1.51 acres (0.61 ha) of woodland
- Located on Parley Common
- Convenient access to local footpath and bridleway networks
Description
For sale by Public Auction: 1.51 acres (0.61 hectares) of mature woodland located on Parley Common, east of Ferndown.
Auction - For Sale by Public Auction and via Livestream on Friday 11th December 2026 at 2:00pm at The Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3NL. Register to bid in the room, online, by telephone or by proxy via our website.
Situation - The woodland at Gibbet Firs is situated within Parley Common, benefitting from access to a network of local footpaths and bridleways. It is conveniently located between Hurn Forest, Bournemouth Airport and Ferndown.
The Property - Extending to approximately 1.51 acres (0.61 hectares), the woodland comprises predominantly mature pine trees. It benefits from a right of way at all times and for all purposes over Barrack Road and the access coloured brown on the sale plan. Please refer to the legal pack for further information.
Services - None connected.
Agents Notes - - The land is situated within the Parley Common SSSI, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Dorset Heathlands Ramsar Site and the Bournemouth Greenbelt.
- The land is subject to historic covenants contained within a Conveyance dated 1 August 1944. These include restrictions relating to the erection of buildings and structures, excavation and removal of materials and obligations relating to roadway maintenance and boundary fencing. Interested parties should refer to the legal pack for more information.
Local Authority - Dorset Council
Tenure - Freehold with vacant possession on completion.
Solicitors - Kiteleys Solicitors
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Viewing - Unaccompanied viewings during daylight hours with a set of sales particulars in hand after informing the agents. Contact Annie Frampton Hobbs on .
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-11-05
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 55 Woodland listings in South West England (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Available at this postcode
Under 10 Mbps here
Suitable for
- Basic browsing & email
Mobile signal
No address-level signal records for this postcode, which is common for bare land.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Parley First School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Pupils
- 313
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ferndown First School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Pupils
- 348
- Type
- Academy converter
- Oakhurst Community First School1.8 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Pupils
- 173
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Pupils
- 148
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Epiphany School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 417
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Ferndown Middle School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Pupils
- 600
- Type
- Academy converter
- West Moors Middle School1.6 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Pupils
- 240
- Type
- Community school
- Ferndown Upper School1.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,134
- Type
- Community school
- The Bourne Academy3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 958
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- LeAF Studio3.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Pupils
- 458
- Type
- Studio schools
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 40 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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