21FGS62008

Auchensoul Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Barr
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX261939

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 1 November 2021
Application accepted 1 November 2021
Consultation opens 17 May 2022
Consultation closes 14 June 2022
Decision issued 20 February 2023

Area

Total area: 201.87 ha
Conifer: 179.36 ha
Broadleaf: 22.51 ha

Official source

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21FGS62008

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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
UK/PH/AH/26072012b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/DK/09112012a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_0332_Lambdoughty P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/034/LZ/19112012 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 260 938

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 56

Brown earths

Soil association: Benan
Parent material: Drifts from Ordovician conglomerates derived mainly from basic igneous material
Landform: Hill and valley sides with simple and complex strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Benan · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees