The nearby village of Sheraton is situated by Bellows Burn, and now bisected by the A19 road. This area lay outside the Durham coalfield to the north.

The purchasers of the woodland will be asked to enter into a covenant to ensure the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of adjoining woodlands and meadows.Īlthough Hartlepool is a port with a rich industrial past, the surrounding landscape features pretty villages in rolling magnesian limestone hills, countryside that has seen little development. Elsewhere, bramble, bracken and dog’s mercury – often an indicator of limestone soils, ivy and fragrant honeysuckle abound, twining up trees and offering nesting sites to birds and a food source to bees and other insects. Much of the woodland floor has native ferns, along with some large lady-fern and hart’s-tongue fern popping up here and there along the banks of the water course. Coppiced stools of hazel, oak, and ash are dotted through, with sycamore, beech, wych elm and willow (following the line of the burn,) all contributing to a timeless quality. The wood is a delightfully varied mix of broadleaved trees of various ages and a handful of pines. Although seasonal, it flows in all but the very driest weather, down through the wood, before it merges with Bellows Burn outside of the wood boundary. With mixed terrain, it has level areas, picturesque viewpoints gathering the sun, tracks and banks that slope down to a small stream. Located on the edge of Silverhill Plantation, Dene Bank Wood is bordered by woodlands and grazing land and has a quiet and secluded feel.

Coppice wood farm