23FGS71195

Marr Farm NWC

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Thornhill
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS842024

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 1 March 2023
Application accepted 6 March 2023
Consultation opens 10 April 2023
Consultation closes 8 May 2023
Decision issued 5 September 2023

Area

Total area: 29.76 ha
Conifer: 29.76 ha

Official source

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23FGS71195

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH22_0803 Whinny Knowe P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 129 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0013_0014 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 206 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1169-1170 Rig Plantation P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 343 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0471 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 506 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0951_B P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 512 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

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 · NS 841 024

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 209

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees