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22FGS67166

Gruinard Island Woodland creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Laide
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NG946941

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 7 July 2022
  2. Application accepted 7 July 2022
  3. Consultation opens 6 March 2023
  4. Consultation closes 3 April 2023
  5. Decision issued 17 May 2023

Area

Total area
29.72 ha
Broadleaf
29.72 ha

Official source

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22FGS67166

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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 · NG 946 941

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 556

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Torridon
Parent material
Drifts derived from Torridonian sandstones and grits
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hill sides 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.

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

F7 Land unsuitable 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.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-6372 Gruinard Estate Location

Laide

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.9 km away Area 7.08 ha Decision issued
FPA-13500 Gruinard Estate Location

Laide

Highland

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 7.3 ha Approved
CB322939 Drumchork Field Location

Aultbea

Highland

Status Expired Distance 8.8 km away Area 0.1 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Within 10 km
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Status Approved Distance 8.9 km away Area 4.5 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.