23FGS74613

Mid Gruinards Wood

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 — Conifer
Approved woodland creation area — Native Upland Birch

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

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

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

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Country: Scotland
Nearest town: Ardgay
Local authority: Highland Council
Forestry administration: Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NH528918
Total area: 41.26 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 28 August 2023
Application accepted 28 August 2023
Consultation opens 22 September 2023
Consultation closes 20 October 2023
Decision issued 9 January 2024
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

23FGS74613

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Approved woodland creation area

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

Conifer · 27.2402 ha · Approved 2023 · Planned claim 2024
Native Upland Birch · 15.3999 ha · Approved 2023 · Planned claim 2024

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	12.45 ha	Claim 1 / 2024
Spruce - Sitka	24.66 ha	Claim 1 / 2024

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
FLA00556 Amat Estate	Location Ardgay Highland	Status Expired	Distance 5.7 km away	Area 18.07 ha	Decision issued 11 Jun 2015
CB420925 Amat Estate	Location Ardgay Highland	Status Expired	Distance 5.7 km away	Area 18.04 ha	Key date Not published
CB01106 Amat Estate	Location Ardgay Highland	Status Expired	Distance 5.7 km away	Area 18.2 ha	Decision issued 16 May 2012
FLA01888 Carbisdale Castle	Location Culrain, Ardgay Highland	Status Expired	Distance 5.9 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 10 Mar 2017
FLA00981 Strathkyle Estate	Location Culrain, Ardgay Highland	Status Expired	Distance 5.9 km away	Area 28.33 ha	Decision issued 7 Mar 2016

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
18FGS35438 Torran Ban Woodland	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 5.9 km away	Area 25.15 ha	Approved 16 May 2019
18FGS34481 Poplars Farm Woodland Expansion	Location Highland	Status Expired	Distance 6.6 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 18 Jun 2020
20FGS50823 Croick Woodland 2020	Location Ardgay Highland	Status Approved	Distance 6.7 km away	Area 24.6 ha	Approved 24 Nov 2020
18FGS35038 Easter Achnahanat Wood	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 6.8 km away	Area 14.75 ha	Approved 16 Apr 2019
17FGS14797 Glen Calvie Woods	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 7.0 km away	Area 39.27 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

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.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:45 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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