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25FGS89799

23 Ranish Isle of Lewis Part of the Croft Woodlands Project

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Ranais
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NB406251

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 7 November 2025
  2. Application accepted 11 November 2025
  3. Consultation opens 7 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 4 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 12 March 2026

Area

Total area
0.83 ha
Broadleaf
0.83 ha

Official source

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25FGS89799

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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

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 · 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
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited 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.

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