23FGS70915

Mar Lodge Natural Regeneration Plan 2023

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Braemar
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NO080920

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 16 February 2023
Application accepted 21 February 2023
Consultation opens 21 February 2023
Consultation closes 21 March 2023
Decision issued 28 April 2023

Area

Total area: 1164.21 ha
Natural reserve (NNR): 1164.21 ha

Official source

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23FGS70915

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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
STH20_0878 Quoich Water P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH20_0878 Quoich Water

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 1.9 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Eastern Cairngorms Site 593 Official SiteLink record for Eastern Cairngorms ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity Point is inside the SSSI	Published area 16,506.99 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Eastern Cairngorms

Site 593

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity Point is inside the SSSI

Published area 16,506.99 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 079 919

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

National soil map of Scotland

Montane soils

Map unit 34

Subalpine podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Mountains with gentle and strong slopes: non- to moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Kichanroy · 50% Subalpine podzols
Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F7 Land unsuitable for trees