19FGS41043

Watsonburn Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: AYRSHIRE
Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS638157

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 15 July 2019
Application accepted 5 September 2019
Consultation opens 4 October 2019
Consultation closes 31 October 2019
Decision issued 11 November 2021

Area

Total area: 72.88 ha
Conifer: 72.88 ha

Official source

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19FGS41043

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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_0581_0582 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1600 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0583-0585 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0583_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 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
Muirkirk Uplands Site 8166 Official SiteLink record for Muirkirk Uplands ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 773 m away	Published area 19,154 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Muirkirk Uplands

Site 8166

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 773 m away

Published area 19,154 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 638 157

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 293

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Hindsward
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sediments and basic igneous rocks
Landform: Undulating uplands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Polquhairn · 50% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees