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26FGS93079

Wakefield Riparian Woodland

Under Consideration Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
West Linton
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT107545

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 23 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 23 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 31 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 28 August 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet

Area

Total area
10.00 ha
Broadleaf
10.00 ha

Official source

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26FGS93079

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First archived 1 August 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Craigengar

Site 430

Official SiteLink record for Craigengar
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 304.01 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Westwater Reservoir

Site 1621

Official SiteLink record for Westwater Reservoir
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 49.8 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 106 545

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 417

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Mountboy
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone lavas and sediments
Landform
Undulating uplands with strong and gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Byrehope · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F7 Land unsuitable for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.32 ha Decision issued
FLA02300 Wakefield Farm Location

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Status Expired Distance 2.0 km away Area 3.96 ha Decision issued
FPA-12675 Baddinsgill Location

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Status Approved Distance 2.2 km away Area 4.52 ha Approved
CB242884 North Slipperfield Location

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Status Expired Distance 2.9 km away Area 4.66 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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17FGS22037 Wakefield Forestry 2018 Location

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18FGS31898 Pentland FGS 2018 Location

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Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 32.1 ha Approved
23FGS75513 Baddinsgill Faw Mount Location

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Status Under Consideration Distance 2.8 km away Area 41.05 ha Key date Not published

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.