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26FGS93159

Skelpick Croft NWC

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Bettyhill
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NC720560

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 29 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 10 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 7 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 8 September 2026

Area

Total area
2.14 ha
Broadleaf
2.14 ha

Official source

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26FGS93159

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First archived 18 July 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

Lochan Buidhe Mires

Site 1072

Official SiteLink record for Lochan Buidhe Mires
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.1 km away Published area 4,122.68 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

West Strathnaver

Site 1611

Official SiteLink record for West Strathnaver
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.2 km away Published area 2,735.17 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NC 719 559

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 98

Humus-iron podzols with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Corby
Parent material
Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform
Valley floors with terraces and mounds with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Corby · 70% Humus-iron podzols
  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility 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.

Nearby records

Nearby woodland creation applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
19FGS41863 L Pearson Croft Woodland Creation Location

THURSO

Highland

Status Approved Distance 8.2 km away Area 1.54 ha Approved

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