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22FGS65745

Sykes Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Glespin
Local authority
South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS820261

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 April 2022
  2. Application accepted 12 May 2022
  3. Consultation opens 6 June 2022
  4. Consultation closes 4 July 2022
  5. Decision issued 22 November 2022

Area

Total area
15.37 ha
Conifer
14.01 ha
Broadleaf
1.36 ha

Official source

Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.

22FGS65745

Find 22FGS65745 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

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_0417 - STH21_0530

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

S_P_Pram13_0701/SL/26_08_13

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_1123_1124_1125_1127_1130

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0948

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.3 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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

North Lowther Uplands

Site 8161

Official SiteLink record for North Lowther Uplands
Designation MIXED Proximity 861 m away Published area 7,842.58 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Miller's Wood

Site 1159

Official SiteLink record for Miller's Wood
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.8 km away Published area 12.92 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 819 261

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 450

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Rowanhill
Parent material
Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform
Undulating foothills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Glaisnock · 50% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 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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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.