22FGS65285

Choire Mhuilinn FGS 2022

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Kilchoan
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NM521651

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 31 March 2022
Application accepted 4 April 2022
Consultation opens 7 September 2022
Consultation closes 5 October 2022
Decision issued 21 February 2023

Area

Total area: 38.87 ha
Conifer: 28.33 ha
Broadleaf: 10.54 ha

Official source

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22FGS65285

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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_0532-0534 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0860 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0277 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_1091_23_0278 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Sunart Site 8174 Official SiteLink record for Sunart ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 925 m away	Published area 5,519.13 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Ardnamurchan Site 77 Official SiteLink record for Ardnamurchan ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.3 km away	Published area 3,829.89 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Sunart

Site 8174

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 925 m away

Published area 5,519.13 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Ardnamurchan

Site 77

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.3 km away

Published area 3,829.89 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NM 520 650

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 4

Dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Organic Soils
Parent material: Organic deposits
Landform: Uplands and northern lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Blanket Peat · 100% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees