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22FGS64147

Glen Geldie Riparian Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Braemar
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NN957871

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 9 February 2022
  2. Application accepted 10 February 2022
  3. Consultation opens 18 February 2022
  4. Consultation closes 18 March 2022
  5. Decision issued 23 June 2022

Area

Total area
79.38 ha
Conifer
13.25 ha
Broadleaf
66.13 ha

Official source

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22FGS64147

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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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 956 870

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 22

Peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Arkaig
Parent material
Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform
Hills and valley sides with strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Kildonan · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F7 Land unsuitable 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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Status Approved Distance 7.0 km away Area 29.51 ha Approved

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