24FGS79259

Wauchope Woodland Creation 2024

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Bonchester bridge
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT584068

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 13 May 2024
Application accepted 13 May 2024
Consultation opens 28 May 2024
Consultation closes 25 June 2024
Decision issued 16 August 2024

Area

Total area: 68.59 ha
Conifer: 68.59 ha

Official source

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24FGS79259

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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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
STH25_0948_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 299 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0948_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 751 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0971_1075_1099_1101 Redstone Bog (Wauchope Forest P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0970_1074 Roughhope P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0803 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 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
Cragbank and Wolfehopelee Site 416 Official SiteLink record for Cragbank and Wolfehopelee ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 616 m away	Published area 20.64 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Cragbank and Wolfehopelee

Site 416

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 616 m away

Published area 20.64 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 584 068

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 210

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and depressions with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Ettrick · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees