26FGS93679
Mains Of Birness
Open For Comment Forestry Grant Scheme
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Where
- Nearest town
- Ellon
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ992333
Key dates
- Application registered 29 July 2026
- Application accepted 10 August 2026
- Consultation opens 9 September 2026
- Consultation closes 7 October 2026
- Decision issued Not yet
Area
- Total area
- 96.14 ha
- Conifer
- 88.17 ha
- Broadleaf
- 7.97 ha
Official source
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First archived 10 September 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 992 333
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 545
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Tipperty
- Parent material
- Red lacustrine silts and clays derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Tipperty · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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