25FGS89799
23 Ranish Isle of Lewis Part of the Croft Woodlands Project
Approved Forestry Grant Scheme
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Where
- Nearest town
- Ranais
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NB406251
Key dates
- Application registered 7 November 2025
- Application accepted 11 November 2025
- Consultation opens 7 January 2026
- Consultation closes 4 February 2026
- Decision issued 12 March 2026
Area
- Total area
- 0.83 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.83 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 · NB 405 250
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 386
Humus-iron podzols with brown earths
- Soil association
- Lochinver
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lewisian gneisses
- Landform
- Valley sides and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- LOCHINVER(HIP) · 85% Humus-iron podzols
- LOCHINVER(BFS) · 15% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
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