20FGS50203
Upper Wheedlemont Native Wood
Approved Forestry Grant Scheme
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Where
- Nearest town
- Rhynie
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ483267
Key dates
- Application registered 3 June 2020
- Application accepted 3 June 2020
- Consultation opens 15 June 2020
- Consultation closes 13 July 2020
- Decision issued 30 October 2020
Area
- Total area
- 2.96 ha
- Broadleaf
- 2.96 ha
Official source
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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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhynie Chert Site 1350 Official SiteLink record for Rhynie Chert ↗ | Designation GEOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.4 km away | Published area 8.5 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 482 267
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 428
Brown earths with humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Ordley
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments and argillaceous schists
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Ordley · 35% Brown earths
- Cuminestown · 30% Humus-iron podzols
- Glaschul · 35% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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