Seldom does an opportunity like this come along, a chance to buy a derelict country cottage set on around 4.7 acres. The property is located within The Lough Neagh & Lough Beg Ramsar site an area of Special Scientific Interest & Wildfowl Refuge. Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, with a catchment nearly 40% of the surface of Northern Ireland and fed by major rivers. Land adjoining the Lough is used for grazing. Numerous species of water birds occur in nationally and internationally important numbers and include swans and ducks.

The property should appeal to anyone interested in the Flora & Fauna of the Birches area, it is approached via the narrow Clonmakate Road. Once you reach the property, the avenue leading to the cottage is lined by Rhododendron bushes. At either side of the avenue, one can see where peat has been dug in years gone by, today the peatland habitat is returning. The land around the cottage is mainly in grass, with a stand alone Oak tree close to the cottage.

The cottage, constructed using stone, bricks and soil has several major settlement cracks in its wall, so it is likely that it sadly needs to be replaced, however if you wanted to preserve the rustic charm of the old cottage, the right builder may be able to preserve it rather than demolish it.

A copy of the NI Biodiversity Checklist & Preliminary Ecological Assessment of the property can be requested from the office.