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23FGS75754

Aswanley Native Woods Deer Fence

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Dufftown
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ418412

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 October 2023
  2. Application accepted 23 October 2023
  3. Consultation opens 22 January 2024
  4. Consultation closes 19 February 2024
  5. Decision issued 19 March 2024

Area

Total area
113.77 ha
Conifer
32.03 ha
Broadleaf
35.88 ha
Natural reserve (NNR)
45.86 ha

Official source

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23FGS75754

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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 418 411

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 182

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Durnhill
Parent material
Drifts derived from quartzites and quartzose grits
Landform
Hills and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky with some scree
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Durnhill · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 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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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.