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25FGS89659

Ericstane Hill Woodland Creation

Under Consideration Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Moffat
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT060120

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 27 October 2025
  2. Application accepted 28 October 2025
  3. Consultation opens 11 November 2025
  4. Consultation closes 9 December 2025
  5. Decision issued Not yet

Area

Total area
23.04 ha
Broadleaf
23.04 ha

Official source

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25FGS89659

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First archived 9 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

STH19_0694_0695

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 202 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0332

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0508 Raecleugh Farm Cpt 45f

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0014-0015 Corehead

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0356-0357_1072_1192 Raecluech

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.9 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

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record for River Tweed
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 060 119

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 218

Peaty gleys with peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Dochroyle · 35% Peaty gleys
  • Dod · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Blanket Peat · 30% Dystrophic blanket peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very 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.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-10834 Ericstane Forest Location

Moffat

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 849 m away Area 1.26 ha Decision issued
FPA-9495 Corehead Farm Location

Moffat

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 3.02 ha Decision issued
FPA-7039 Corehead Location

Moffat

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 1.96 ha Decision issued
FPA-13078 Raecleuch Location

Moffat

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 16.95 ha Approved
FLA-6193 Newton Wood Location

Moffat

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 0.9 ha Decision issued

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

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Within 10 km
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22FGS68487 Corehead Location

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24FGS79759 MHS Cottage WC 2024 Location

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Status Approved Distance 3.5 km away Area 1.37 ha Approved
20FGS50903 UHN Woodland Creations 2019 Location

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Status Approved Distance 6.0 km away Area 17.94 ha Approved

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