17FGS19377

Merkland NWC 2018

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS594262

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 8 September 2017
Consultation closes 6 October 2017
Decision issued 29 November 2018

Area

Total area: 33.92 ha
Conifer: 33.92 ha

Official source

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17FGS19377

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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
STH24_1251 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 540 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0531 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - Hybrid	Status Closed	Proximity 823 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_1042 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_1022 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0578 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 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 656 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 656 m away

Published area 19,154 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 593 262

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 266

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Glenalmond
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Altiwan · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees