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23FGS75494

Glen of Rothes New Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • Approved woodland creation area — Native Broadleaves
  • Approved woodland creation area — Diverse Conifer
  • Approved woodland creation area — Conifer

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NJ254429 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Solid outline: approved/site area · Dashed green: claimed planting

Country
Scotland
Nearest town
Rothes
Local authority
Moray Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ254429
Total area
390.55 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 October 2023
  2. Application accepted 13 October 2023
  3. Consultation opens 14 November 2023
  4. Consultation closes 29 November 2023
  5. Decision issued 20 March 2024
  6. First archived 27 July 2026
  7. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

23FGS75494

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Approved woodland creation area

Includes grant-aided open ground; excludes other land. These are approved areas, not completed planting.

  • Native Broadleaves · 13.8552 ha · Approved 2024 · Planned claim 2024
  • Diverse Conifer · 66.5356 ha · Approved 2024 · Planned claim 2024
  • Conifer · 136.2357 ha · Approved 2024 · Planned claim 2024
  • Diverse Conifer · 13.8711 ha · Approved 2024 · Planned claim 2025
  • Conifer · 141.5899 ha · Approved 2024 · Planned claim 2025

Scottish Forestry Options · OGL v3.0 · Source updated 22/10/2026

Scottish Forestry Claims · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Source updated 05/11/2026

Planting claims

Scottish Forestry planting claims for this case, using full mapped claim areas.

Claimed planting; current survival and standing stock are not recorded. Claim year is the source's financial year.

Mapped crop — each area counted once
Species or combination Mapped claim area Claims
Native Mixed Broadleaves 33.69 ha
Pine - Scots 83.44 ha
Spruce - Norway 14.08 ha
Spruce - Sitka 197.9 ha

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB305366 Rothes Estate Location

Rothes

Moray

Status Expired Distance 3.0 km away Area 1.09 ha Decision issued
CB108062 Rothes Estate Location

Rothes Estate

Moray

Status Expired Distance 3.6 km away Area 5.8 ha Decision issued
CB366957 Rothes Estate Location

Rothes

Moray

Status Expired Distance 4.9 km away Area 2.5 ha Decision issued
CB445625 Strype Wood Location

Fogwatt

Moray

Status Expired Distance 5.0 km away Area 6 ha Decision issued
FPA-10541 Millbuies Country Park Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Expired Distance 5.2 km away Area 3.6 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
20FGS48463 Moss of Rothes Woodland Location

Rothes

Moray

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 121.13 ha Approved
16FGS05354 Dounies WC 2016 Location

Moray

Status Approved Distance 3.7 km away Area 11.61 ha Approved
19FGS42723 Rothes Hunthill West New Woodland 2019 Location

ARDGOUR

Moray

Status Approved Distance 4.3 km away Area 77.12 ha Approved
23FGS74253 Bardonhill 2024 Location

Rothes

Moray

Status Approved Distance 4.5 km away Area 73.82 ha Approved
21FGS60686 The Level Farm new woodland Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Approved Distance 7.0 km away Area 7.3 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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