19FGS43743

Knockburnie Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: DUMFRIES
Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS558098

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 21 October 2019
Application accepted 1 November 2019
Consultation opens 12 December 2019
Consultation closes 23 January 2020
Decision issued 2 October 2020

Area

Total area: 170.13 ha
Conifer: 170.13 ha

Official source

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19FGS43743

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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
STH18_0247_0248 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0467_0609 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
North_Kyle_SPHN_Larch P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0468_1399 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0469-1400 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.5 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 557 098

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 138

Brown earths with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Craigdale
Parent material: Drifts derived from greywackes, shales and basic lavas
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.

Craigdale · 50% Brown earths
CRAIGDALE(PP) · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees