25FGS85179

High Auldgirth NWC phase 2

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Auldgirth
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX914872

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 19 February 2025
Application accepted 20 February 2025
Consultation opens 19 September 2025
Consultation closes 17 October 2025
Decision issued 12 January 2026

Area

Total area: 25.20 ha
Conifer: 25.20 ha

Official source

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25FGS85179

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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
STH20_1111 Blackwood Bridge P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 157 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0341 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 240 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0395_0396_0398_0399_0401_0402_1267 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 335 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_1111a Blackwood Bridge P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 345 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0347_0348b Cairn Farm (Auldgirth) Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 352 m 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 · NX 913 872

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 579

Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Yarrow
Parent material: Fluvioglacial gravels and sands derived mainly from greywackes
Landform: Terraces of fluvioglacial and riverine origin with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Yarrow · 70% Brown earths
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees