17FGS17357
Hillhead Woodland Creation
Approved Forestry Grant Scheme
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Where
- Local authority
- Moray Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ213591
Key dates
- Application registered 16 November 2018
- Application accepted 16 November 2018
- Consultation opens 9 June 2017
- Consultation closes 7 July 2017
- Decision issued 16 November 2018
Area
- Total area
- 5.61 ha
- Conifer
- 5.61 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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 212 590
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Alluvial soils
Map unit 1
Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils
- Soil association
- Alluvial Soils
- Parent material
- Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
- Landform
- Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
- Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Land Capability for Forestry
F1 Excellent flexibility for trees
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