23FGS76695

Coulter Sike

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Newcastleton
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY487883

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 11 December 2023
Application accepted 11 December 2023
Consultation opens 2 February 2024
Consultation closes 1 March 2024
Decision issued 23 May 2024

Area

Total area: 22.20 ha
Conifer: 14.20 ha
Broadleaf: 8.00 ha

Official source

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23FGS76695

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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
STH23_0372 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0414 Hillhouse P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0419 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1383 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0027_0659 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 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
Langholm - Newcastleton Hills Site 906 Official SiteLink record for Langholm - Newcastleton Hills ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 7,688.64 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Langholm - Newcastleton Hills

Site 906

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.8 km away

Published area 7,688.64 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 486 883

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Alluvial Soils
Parent material: Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform: Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees