20FGS52405

Low Keirs Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Patna
Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS425090

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 24 August 2020
Application accepted 31 August 2020
Consultation opens 11 September 2020
Consultation closes 9 October 2020
Decision issued 1 June 2021

Area

Total area: 70.81 ha
Conifer: 59.69 ha
Broadleaf: 11.12 ha

Official source

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20FGS52405

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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
STH22_0800 Knockannot P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 374 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_0737_Kiers Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 808 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0554 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0578 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0567_a_b_c P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 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
Doon Valley Wetlands Site 8629 Official SiteLink record for Doon Valley Wetlands ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.7 km away	Published area 291.11 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Doon Valley Wetlands

Site 8629

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.7 km away

Published area 291.11 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 424 089

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Alluvial Soils
Parent material: Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform: Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees