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21FGS60686

The Level Farm new woodland

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Elgin
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ224580

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 27 August 2021
  2. Application accepted 27 August 2021
  3. Consultation opens 17 August 2022
  4. Consultation closes 14 September 2022
  5. Decision issued 22 February 2023

Area

Total area
7.30 ha
Conifer
3.50 ha
Broadleaf
3.80 ha

Official source

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21FGS60686

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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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Scaat Craig

Site 1409

Official SiteLink record for Scaat Craig
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 1.7 km away Published area 1.63 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 223 580

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 97

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Corby
Parent material
Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility 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
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Status Expired Distance 300 m away Area 1.7 ha Decision issued
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Moray

Status Expired Distance 728 m away Area 6.34 ha Decision issued
FLA00015 Cockmuir Farm Location

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Moray

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.42 ha Decision issued

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

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