21FGS58843

Gordonbush new woodlands

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

Approved woodland creation area — Native Scots Pine
Approved woodland creation area — Native Upland Birch
Approved woodland creation area — Native Low Density

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

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

Solid outline: approved/site area · Dashed green: claimed planting

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Country: Scotland
Nearest town: Brora
Local authority: Highland Council
Forestry administration: Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NC847097
Total area: 186.16 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 20 May 2021
Application accepted 20 May 2021
Consultation opens 20 December 2021
Consultation closes 31 January 2022
Decision issued 19 April 2022
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

21FGS58843

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Approved woodland creation area

Includes grant-aided open ground; excludes other land. These are approved areas, not completed planting.

Native Scots Pine · 29.4501 ha · Approved 2022 · Planned claim 2023
Native Upland Birch · 123.3368 ha · Approved 2022 · Planned claim 2023
Native Low Density · 19.6875 ha · Approved 2022 · Planned claim 2023

Scottish Forestry Options · OGL v3.0 · Source updated 22/10/2026

Scottish Forestry Claims · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Source updated 05/11/2026

Planting claims

Scottish Forestry planting claims for this case, using full mapped claim areas.

Claimed planting; current survival and standing stock are not recorded. Claim year is the source's financial year.

Mapped crop — each area counted once
Species or combination	Mapped claim area	Claims
Native Mixed Broadleaves	120.32 ha	Claim 2 / 2023
Pine - Scots Caledonian	23.18 ha	Claim 2 / 2023

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA-6302 Balnacoil Estate	Location Brora Highland	Status Expired	Distance 4.0 km away	Area 13.3 ha	Decision issued 7 Jun 2019
FLA03362 Sutherland Estate	Location Brora Highland	Status Expired	Distance 7.1 km away	Area 0.7 ha	Decision issued 10 Oct 2018
FLA00243 Sutherland Estate	Location Golspie Highland	Status Expired	Distance 8.3 km away	Area 7.15 ha	Decision issued 6 Mar 2015
CB319094 Dunrobin Castle	Location Golspie Highland	Status Expired	Distance 9.0 km away	Area 0.08 ha	Decision issued 29 Jan 2014
FPA-6909 Dunrobin Castle	Location Golspie Highland	Status Expired	Distance 9.2 km away	Area 2.54 ha	Decision issued 14 Feb 2020

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
19FGS42023 Kilbraur Shelter and Timber Production	Location ROGART Highland	Status Approved	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 91.85 ha	Approved 9 Apr 2020
18FGS28918 Balnacoil New Woodlands	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 5.7 km away	Area 158.09 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
17FGS14077 CPT 2 woodland creation	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 6.2 km away	Area 4.88 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
23FGS73373 Clynemilton Burn Woodland Creation	Location Brora Highland	Status Approved	Distance 6.9 km away	Area 1.39 ha	Approved 8 Sept 2023
19FGS38043 Uppat House Woodlands	Location GOLSPIE Highland	Status Expired	Distance 8.0 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 10 Oct 2019

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Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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