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23FGS72734

Scardroy Burn Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Strathconon
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH198525

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 30 May 2023
  2. Application accepted 11 July 2023
  3. Consultation opens 18 July 2023
  4. Consultation closes 15 August 2023
  5. Decision issued 6 September 2023

Area

Total area
25.70 ha
Conifer
15.05 ha
Broadleaf
10.65 ha

Official source

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23FGS72734

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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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 198 525

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 392

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Lochinver
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lewisian gneisses
Landform
Hill sides and undulating land 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.

  • LOCHINVER(PG) · 50% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very 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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