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23FGS74594

Meikle Gluich Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Edderton
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH675833

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 24 August 2023
  2. Application accepted 30 August 2023
  3. Consultation opens 22 September 2023
  4. Consultation closes 20 October 2023
  5. Decision issued 18 January 2024

Area

Total area
51.71 ha
Conifer
37.73 ha
Broadleaf
13.98 ha

Official source

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23FGS74594

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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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Black Park, Edderton

Site 216

Official SiteLink record for Black Park, Edderton
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 227 m away Published area 1.5 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Craigroy Burn

Site 445

Official SiteLink record for Craigroy Burn
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 712 m away Published area 31.87 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 674 833

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 455

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Sabhail
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower and Middle Old Red Sandstone sandstones
Landform
Hills and valley sides 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.

  • Sabhail · 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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Status Expired Distance 3.2 km away Area 8.48 ha Decision issued

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

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Highland

Status Approved Distance 7.5 km away Area 148.31 ha Approved

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