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23FGS70373

Drynoch Native Woodland

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Drynoch
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NG396341

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 January 2023
  2. Application accepted 13 January 2023
  3. Consultation opens 30 October 2023
  4. Consultation closes 27 November 2023
  5. Decision issued 15 January 2024

Area

Total area
34.21 ha
Broadleaf
34.21 ha

Official source

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23FGS70373

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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

STH22_0158

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0720

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_1069

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0699

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.5 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

Roineval

Site 1368

Official SiteLink record for Roineval
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 41.93 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NG 395 341

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 160

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Darleith
Parent material
Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform
Terraced hills with gentle and strong slopes: slightly to moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Airigh · 50% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
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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.

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-10633 Mugeary Location

Portree

Highland

Status Expired Distance 6.2 km away Area 24.14 ha Key date Not published
FPA-12871 Glenvicaskill Location

Balmeanach

Highland

Status Approved Distance 8.8 km away Area 22.1 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.