llwynog said:
thanks for reply, I've got exactly what you describe below, its a 22acre area between woodland. There's only fallow on this piece of ground and only really passing trade! What I'm looking for is more ground either to rent or go out on, on a regular basis in North Wales. I've got good ground around 6000 acres in Norfolk and as much as I want in North Devon and in the Black Isle area of Scotland but it's so far to travel.
That sounds a lot like a piece of ground that a friend and I looked at last year and made an offer on bearing in mind that we were looking at only a couple of animals a year off it. We were outbid having made what we thought was a more than generous offer. If your 22 acres is anywhere near St. Asaph it might be one and the same.
It is almost impossible to get any decent ground in North East Wales as most of the deer live on two or three big estates and they are all tied up. I've been trying to get some ground for years without success and travel to the south for most of my stalking which is frustrating as I can see deer from my window on a clear day. It's interesting that this winter I've seen fallow where I've not seen them before so there may be a few more opportunities opening up.
Your best bet in North Wales might be over in the Dolgellau area where the deer in the Coed y Brenin are a little more widespread, there are fewer large estates and there are also a few roe getting in.
The other possibility is around the Clocaenog Forest but although I've been up and looked a round the forest several times I've never found much sign of more than the odd deer although to be fair I've been looking on the east side and I think they may be more over on the Brenig side.