Spratley
City/County:
Surry County
Acreage:
551.68 acres
Date Recorded/Protected:
10/25/2019
Surry County
Acreage:
551.68 acres
Date Recorded/Protected:
10/25/2019
This beautiful, natural property is significant to water quality maintenance and watershed preservation.
o Grays Creek and Spring Run, also known as Schammells Mill Run, are naturally buffered wetlands
o Grays Creek and Spring Run also form part of the drainage for the Lower James river watershed, within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Other public benefits of preserving this land for agricultural and forestal use include:
o Forest cover fronting Swanns Point Road, along with the openness of the land cover, provides scenic enjoyment
o It provides increased scenic enjoyment for visitors to Four Mile Tree Plantation and Colonial National Historic Park, with a restricted-build area along Swanns Point Road
o The protected forestland supports Virginia’s forest products industry
o The property is considered Prime Farmland, Farmland of Statewide Importance and high Forest Conservation Value
o Grays Creek and Spring Run, also known as Schammells Mill Run, are naturally buffered wetlands
o Grays Creek and Spring Run also form part of the drainage for the Lower James river watershed, within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Other public benefits of preserving this land for agricultural and forestal use include:
o Forest cover fronting Swanns Point Road, along with the openness of the land cover, provides scenic enjoyment
o It provides increased scenic enjoyment for visitors to Four Mile Tree Plantation and Colonial National Historic Park, with a restricted-build area along Swanns Point Road
o The protected forestland supports Virginia’s forest products industry
o The property is considered Prime Farmland, Farmland of Statewide Importance and high Forest Conservation Value
- Protected Land
- Protected Properties
- Alston Easement
- Autumn West
- Black Creek Property
- Black Family Farm
- Boothe Property
- Brewers, LLC
- Briggs Farm
- Brown Easement
- Carr’s Hill
- Cedar Hill
- Chelsea Plantation
- Chenault/Central Crossing
- Church on the Main
- Claxton Creek Property
- Cornell Property
- Cowels / Norman Easement
- Crittenden
- Curtis Farm
- Diggs (Winter Harbor)
- Douglas Properties
- Edgewood Farm and
Custis Pond - Fitzgerald
- Ford’s Colony Driving Range
- Gayles Farm
- Greenlevel Farm
- Greensprings Trail
- Greenswamp Farm
- Hankins Property
- Hill Farm
- Hankins Property – Trust #2
- Hayfield Farm
- Hotwater Cole Tract
- Hudgins Easement
- Hughes Farm
- Johnson Farm
- Kime Property
- Level Green Farm
- Little Oakland Farm
- Locust Grove
- Longhill Swamp
- Mainland Farm
- Marl Springs Farm
- Mundy Property
- Netick Property
- North End Plantation
- Ober Brooks Easement
- Piping Tree Farm
- Poplar Springs Farm
- Powhatan Secondary
- Prince Farm
- Rappahannock Tribe
- Revercomb
- Riverwatch
- River’s Bend at Uncle’s Neck
- Rock Springs
- Route 5 Buffer
- Route 132
- Rurak
- Scott Trust Parcel
- Shady Banks
- Shiloh Property
- The Retreat
- The Williamsburg Winery
- Toddsbury
- Unser Farm
- Van Clief (Winter Harbor)
- Vineyard/Conservancy
- Virginia Capital Trail
- Williamsburg Christian Academy
- Woodward
- Yew Grove
- York River Preserve
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