WOODLAND VIEW FISHERY
DROITWICH, WORCS

NEW PRICE £1,575,000

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Woodland View Fishery is probably one of the top commercial coarse fisheries in the UK. Just 15 minutes drive from the M5. It has the benefit of 8 fishing pools, a well stocked tackle shop, fully fitted cafeteria and ample car parking.

Substantial investment has taken place in developing the facilities. Woodland View caters for up to 140 match anglers at any one time and it is perhaps as a match venue that the fishery is best known. Woodland View Fishery was voted top fishery by Anglers Mail in 2005, and third best in the Country by Midland Angler.

website: www.woodlandviewfishery.co.uk

Location

Woodland View Fishery is located to the south-west of Birmingham between Bromsgrove and Worcester.  Easily accessed off the A4133 in the rural village of Hagley.

Directions

The property can be easily found using the location plan in the sales particulars.  From the M5 junction 5 take the A38 towards Worcester.  After  2 miles take the A4133 towards Tenbury Wells.  After approximately 2 miles Woodland View is signposted off the A4133 in the village of Hagley.

The Property

The property is located at the end of a long private drive with its own private access from the fishery.  Built approximately 21 years ago the house is of brick construction under a tiled roof set in mature gardens.  The accommodation, on two floors, comprises:

Ground floor:
Entrance Hall with stairs leading to first floor
Cloakroom
Sitting Room: 17ft 11ins x 12ft 9ins
Second Reception Room: 22ft 8iins x 17ft 11ins
Conservatory: 21ft 11ins x 19ft 10ins
Kitchen: 12ft 3ins x 11ft 10ins
Breakfast room: 13ft 10ins x 12ft 3ins
Office: 13ft 1in x 7ft 10ins
Utility Room: 20ft 11ins x 8ft 3ins, fitted cupboards, door from utility room through to self-contained annexe

First Floor:
Landing
Master Bedroom:
12ft 9ins x 10ft 5ins including bedroom recess and fitted wardrobes
En-suite shower room
Bedroom 2: 12ft 4ins x 10ft 4ins
Bedroom 3: 11ft x 7ft 6ins with fitted wardrobe
Bedroom 4: 8ft 8ins x 12ft 3ins (max) fitted wardrobes
Family Bathroom
Airing Cupboard

Annexe
Bedroom: 10ft 9ins x 11ft 7ins, fitted wardrobes.
Bathroom
Open Plan kitchen/living area: 17ft 1ins x 18ft 3ins

Outside
Large patio area, accessed from the conservatory and back door suitable for outside entertainment with privacy from the fishery.  To the front of the house there is a parking area, lawns and small pond.

The Fishery

Woodland View Fishery was developed by the current owner from an initial lake constructed for irrigation.  Over the last 14 years, 8 purpose built pools and six rearing ponds have been constructed and the fishery has the benefit of a good abstraction licence from a stream nearby.  There are a total 226 pegs which are all purpose built and well spaced.  The fishery has the benefit of a modern large club house/café/tackle shop and has won numerous awards over the last few years.

All the fishing lakes are heavily stocked with a mixture of coarse fish.  The stocking levels reflect the consistently high average match weights achieved on a week by week basis throughout the year which make Woodland View Fishery one of the most popular for match fishing in the country.

Woodland Pool
0.31 acres. 22 pegs.  Regarded as the most prolific pool at the fishery and is a great favourite with children.  It is heavily stocked with most species of coarse fish.

High Pool
1.05 acres. 35 pegs.  The deepest of the Woodland View waters, with a good head of double figure carp up to 25lbs.  High Pool is also a popular competition venue with the record currently standing at 200lbs for a 5 hour match.

Arles Pool
1.72 acres.  40 pegs. A popular pool with pleasure anglers having an irregular shaped island in the centre.  This is the largest of the Woodland View waters and averages approx.  6ft in depth.  It holds a good mixture of coarse fish.

Front & Back Deams
2.28 acres.  64 pegs.  Divided into Front Deams and Back Deams but classified as one water because the two pools lie next to each other and are identical.  Deams are pure match waters but are available to pleasure anglers when they are not in use for competitions.

Hay Pool
0.67 acres. 20 pegs.  A purpose build canal design match water

Barley Pool
0.73 acres.  20 pegs.  Identical to Hay Pool.  Extremely popular as club and match waters.

Ghost Pool
0.44 acres.  25 pegs.  Another match water, well stocked with small carp to 8lbs and other mixed coarse fish species.

Stock Ponds
There are a total of 5 stock ponds totalling 2.6 acres.  The ponds are used for breeding of fish to restock the main lakes and could provide additional income supplying other fisheries. 

All pools are fully oxygenated.

Facilities building
Constructed in 2000 of brick under a tiled roof, this purpose built facility has been finished to an extremely high standard.

Café is fully fitted and provides 120 covers.  There is a purpose built commercial kitchen with full facilities.  Adjacent to the club house are male/female/disabled toilets.

Separately accessed but adjacent to the club house is a tackle shop providing a full range of bait and tackle for visiting fishermen.

Adjacent to the club house/café/shop is a large car parking area.  The fishery also has the benefit of car parking close to most of the lakes.

Barn
Agricultural Barn 2008 32m x 21m. Divided into two separate secure areas with concrete floor currently used for storage of fishery machinery and equipment.

The Business
Woodland View Fishery has been developed and managed as a commercial coarse fishery for the predominantly pleasure and match anglers.  It regularly features in various angling publications and on Sky television.  Woodland View is also popular for companies and organisations looking to hold corporate events with all the pools and facilities being available for hire.

Income is generated through day ticket sales, match bookings and sales through the café and tackle shop.  Charges for the 2008 season are as follows:

Day tickets 7.00am to Dusk
Adults - £7.00.  OAP, Disabled, Juniors - £6.00

Half day tickets 1.00pm to Dawn
Adults - £5.50.  OAP, Disabled, Juniors - £5.50

All club/match bookings are charged at £6.50 per peg.

There are audited accounts for the business which are available to seriously interested parties after viewing.

Services

Dwelling - Mains water, electricity, private drainage, oil fired central heating, LPG Gas
Facilities Building – Mains water, electricity, private drainage, LPG Gas

Outgoings

Woodland View:  Council Tax Band E
Annual payment of £1,637 for year ending 31st March 2009
Business Rates
Facilities Building – rateable value £3,950
Rates payable of £1.700 for year ending 31st March 2009

Abstraction Licence
The fishery has the benefit of an abstraction licence from the brook to the north of the fishery plus a concessionary licence from the Water Board for 1 million gallons of mains water at no extra cost.

Planning

The dwelling was granted planning permission in 1987.  It is subject to an occupancy condition.  “The occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly working, or last working, in the locality in agriculture or in forestry, or connected with the existing adjacent fishery business, or a widow or widower of such a person, and to any resident dependents”.
N.B. The current Vendors have applied for a change in the planning restriction to be that of fishery manager/owner.

Full planning permission exists for commercial coarse fishing on 8 lakes together with the use of 5 ponds for the rearing of fish.

Local Authority

Wychavon District Council
Norbury House
Friar Street
Droitwich
Worcs. WR9 8EE
Telephone: 01905 775155

Photographs taken:     September 2007
Particulars prepared:   July 2008

DISCLAIMER: These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied on for any purpose.

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