Property Details: • Type: Rural

• Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 2

Description: Aptly referred to as "Solitude", this is a truly unparalleled property set across an expansive 205* hectares. The property is located at the end of the road and is the perfect place to escape the rat race, immersing yourself in untouched nature with an abundance of bird and wildlife, all found just 20km from the heart of Wingham. Upon entering the property, the driveway leads you to the shaded homestead overlooking Johnstons Creek. The home itself has high ceilings and is made up of three bedrooms, with the large master offering double built-in robes. The main lounge offers air-conditioning, impressive polished floorboards and original architectural trim with picture rails and timber fret work. The large kitchen offers plenty of storage with an island bench, electric and combustion stoves, island bench, corner pantry and dual level cabinetry. A separate dining room adjoins the kitchen with folding door for open plan or private use. A large laundry with second shower plus an additional toilet are all found off a large mud room at the rear of the home. An enclosed sunroom could be set up as an office, workspace or home gym. Furthermore, the property offers a large lock-up shed with an open machinery shed off the side, a 10.5kw hybrid solar system with battery, over 150,000L of water storage plus steel stockyards with vet crush, holding paddocks and various water troughs throughout. A spring-fed dam sits just beyond the backyard. Approximately 20ha around and beyond the house is cleared country divided into six, fully-fenced paddocks, five with stock water, and suitable for a rotational grazing plan. The current owners have been running a herd of 20-25 cattle with this set up. The balance of the property is an excellent representation of the Eastern Australian Temperate Forests with dry and wet sclerophyll ridges and rainforest gullies traversed by 7km of internal tracks perfect for driving, biking, riding or hiking. The property rises to 570 metres in the northwest corner with a rocky volcanic plug, in whose shade grows a rainforest mountainside accessible by the internal tracks. The property hosts a number of eco-zones and micro-climates for you to explore. Ironbarks, Turpentines, Kurrajongs, Cycads, Forest She-oaks and Tallowwoods on the ridges are home to Koalas and vulnerable Glossy-black Cockatoos. As you descend the forest thickens - Eucalypt varieties increase while Grass trees, Brush box and Cheese trees emerge providing cover for wallabies, the occasional spotted quoll and numerous birds. The rainforest gullies and shaded areas include Red Cedar, Native Tamarind, Lilly-pillies, Fig species, epiphytes and arboreal orchids hosting rainforest denizens such as Wompoo fruit-doves, Green catbirds and the elusive Logrunner. This is a wonderland for nature lovers. The property is part of a wildlife corridor with heavily timbered country past its boundaries leading to state parks and then Tapin Tops National Park. The breadth of flora and fauna rivals a nature reserve with 110 recorded bird species and new fauna sightings on a regular basis. And what's more you don't even need to spend the day hiking to see it! The wallabies are at the back door, the cockatoos are overhead, the catbirds and whipbirds are calling in the front yard. The opportunity exists to include a Conservation Agreement with the Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) to cover a large part of the property and be eligible for Conservation Partner Grants. This property offers a unique opportunity to have your farm, explore endless nature at your leisure and be only 20 minutes from the conveniences of town life. Call today and arrange your private viewing. Disclaimer: Information contained on any marketing material, website or other portal should not be relied upon. You should make your own enquiries and seek your own independent advice with respect to any property advertised or the information about the property.