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21FGS59444

Westmill Woodland Creation 2020

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
biggar
Local authority
South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT106464

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 June 2021
  2. Application accepted 15 July 2021
  3. Consultation opens 29 November 2021
  4. Consultation closes 9 January 2022
  5. Decision issued 5 August 2022

Area

Total area
7.20 ha
Conifer
2.09 ha
Broadleaf
5.11 ha

Official source

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21FGS59444

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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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Dolphinton - West Linton Fens and Grassland

Site 523

Official SiteLink record for Dolphinton - West Linton Fens and Grassland
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.1 km away Published area 64.59 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 105 464

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 198

Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils

Soil association
Eckford
Parent material
Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments
Landform
Terraces of fluvioglacial and riverine origin with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Eckford · 70% Brown earths
  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 5.28 ha Approved
FPA-10206 Netherurd Home Farm Location

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Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 2.43 ha Decision issued

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.