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23FGS71373

Lyne of Carron woodland creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Elgin
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ230380

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 March 2023
  2. Application accepted 28 March 2023
  3. Consultation opens 26 January 2024
  4. Consultation closes 23 February 2024
  5. Decision issued 20 March 2024

Area

Total area
169.05 ha
Conifer
169.05 ha

Official source

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23FGS71373

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

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 229 379

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 118

Peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Countesswells
Parent material
Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform
Undulating uplands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Charr · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited 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.

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