17FGS20857
Pitfure New Woodland
Approved Forestry Grant Scheme
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Where
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NC718037
Key dates
- Application registered 29 November 2018
- Application accepted 29 November 2018
- Consultation opens 13 September 2017
- Consultation closes 11 October 2017
- Decision issued 29 November 2018
Area
- Total area
- 26.85 ha
- Conifer
- 26.85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creag na Croiche Site 458 Official SiteLink record for Creag na Croiche ↗ | Designation GEOLOGICAL | Proximity 27 m away | Published area 36.31 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| Strath Carnaig and Strath Fleet Moors Site 9188 Official SiteLink record for Strath Carnaig and Strath Fleet Moors ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 2.0 km away | Published area 14,701.42 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NC 718 036
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 121
Brown earths with humus-iron podzols with rankers
- Soil association
- Countesswells
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
- Landform
- Valley sides with gentle and strong slopes: slightly and moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Raemoir · 35% Brown earths
- Countesswells · 35% Humus-iron podzols
- COUNTESSWELLS(RANK) · 30% Rankers
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| FPA-6630 Cambusmore Estate | Location Dornoch Highland | Status Expired | Distance 5.1 km away | Area 19.52 ha | Decision issued |
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