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17FGS18217

Rinsary Braes Woodland Creation 2017

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
ND120233

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 29 November 2018
  3. Consultation opens 1 August 2017
  4. Consultation closes 29 August 2017
  5. Decision issued 29 November 2018

Area

Total area
21.50 ha
Broadleaf
21.50 ha

Official source

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17FGS18217

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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

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

Berriedale Water

Site 201

Official SiteLink record for Berriedale Water
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 137 m away Published area 219.11 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Berriedale Cliffs

Site 200

Official SiteLink record for Berriedale Cliffs
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 423 m away Published area 224.5 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Langwell Water

Site 908

Official SiteLink record for Langwell Water
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.1 km away Published area 280.91 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · ND 119 233

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 59

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Berriedale
Parent material
Drifts derived from Middle Old Red Sandstone Barren Group sandstones and conglomerates
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Ramscraigs · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Status Approved Distance 5.6 km away Area 8.82 ha Approved
FPA-12943 Ousedale Location

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Highland

Status Approved Distance 6.5 km away Area 13.68 ha Approved
CB131411 Navidale Forest Location

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Highland

Status Expired Distance 9.1 km away Area 29.28 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.