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26FGS90742

Talla Water Woodlands

Open For Comment Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Tweedsmuir
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT134208

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 8 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 5 October 2026
  4. Consultation closes 1 November 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet

Area

Total area
67.92 ha
Broadleaf
67.92 ha

Official source

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26FGS90742

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First archived 6 October 2026 · last seen on the register 6 October 2026.

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH22_0671 Colin Hill

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Closed Proximity 1.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0485_B

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0485_A

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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

Tweedsmuir Hills

Site 1573

Official SiteLink record for Tweedsmuir Hills ↗
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 44 m away Published area 8,896.77 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 134 207

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

National soil map of Scotland

Lochs

Map unit 601

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Land Capability for Forestry

Water

Source code F9

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

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