17FGS18917

Ralstonhill Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS492294

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 21 August 2017
Consultation closes 18 September 2017
Decision issued 29 November 2018

Area

Total area: 15.03 ha
Conifer: 9.39 ha
Broadleaf: 5.64 ha

Official source

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17FGS18917

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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
STH22_0779 Hollybush P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 228 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0780 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0579 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0536 Barr Hil Wood P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0422_0423_0424 Mauchline Hill 1-3 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.6 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 492 294

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 51

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Bargour
Parent material: Drift derived from Barren Red Sandstones of Carboniferous age
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Bargour · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees