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25FGS89359

South Bunloit New Wood

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Drumnadrochit
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH505255

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 October 2025
  2. Application accepted 9 October 2025
  3. Consultation opens 2 February 2026
  4. Consultation closes 16 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 11 February 2026

Area

Total area
18.25 ha
Conifer
3.43 ha
Broadleaf
14.82 ha

Official source

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25FGS89359

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First archived 9 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 · NH 505 255

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 457

Humus-iron podzols with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Sabhail
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower and Middle Old Red Sandstone sandstones
Landform
Hills with gentle to steep slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Findon · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Sabhail · 50% 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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