23FGS73855
Merkland Moss
Approved Forestry Grant Scheme
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Where
- Nearest town
- Lochfoot
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NX881722
Key dates
- Application registered 13 July 2023
- Application accepted 25 July 2023
- Consultation opens 27 July 2023
- Consultation closes 24 August 2023
- Decision issued 7 December 2023
Area
- Total area
- 10.45 ha
- Broadleaf
- 10.45 ha
Official source
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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
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 · NX 880 722
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peat
Map unit 3
Dystrophic basin peat
- Soil association
- Organic Soils
- Parent material
- Organic deposits
- Landform
- Basins and valleys
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Basin Peat · 100% Dystrophic basin peat
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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