20FGS53963

Blackthird Farm New Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Balloch
Local authority: West Dunbartonshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS356811

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 1 October 2020
Application accepted 7 October 2020
Consultation opens 9 October 2020
Consultation closes 5 November 2020
Decision issued 25 February 2022

Area

Total area: 87.47 ha
Conifer: 85.96 ha
Broadleaf: 1.51 ha

Official source

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20FGS53963

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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
STH23_0167_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 619 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0779 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 764 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0167_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0157a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 1.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0497_20_0730a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 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
Auchensail Quarry Site 101 Official SiteLink record for Auchensail Quarry ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 0.43 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Auchensail Quarry

Site 101

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.8 km away

Published area 0.43 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 356 810

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 48

Peaty gleys

Soil association: Balrownie
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Sheriffmuir · 100% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees