22FGS68007

Smithston Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: PATNA
Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS410130

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 26 August 2022
Application accepted 30 August 2022
Consultation opens 12 October 2022
Consultation closes 8 November 2022
Decision issued 15 March 2023

Area

Total area: 77.63 ha
Conifer: 59.87 ha
Broadleaf: 17.76 ha

Official source

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22FGS68007

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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
STH18_0487 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 88 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0484_0485_0486 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 681 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0325-0566 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 956 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0557 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0480 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 km 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 409 129

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 291

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Hindsward
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sediments and basic igneous rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Reidston · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees