17FGS14181

5 Upper Shader

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: Western Isles Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NB390451

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 13 February 2017
Consultation closes 13 March 2017
Decision issued 29 November 2018

Area

Total area: 5.38 ha
Broadleaf: 5.38 ha

Official source

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17FGS14181

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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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NB 390 450

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 4

Dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Organic Soils
Parent material: Organic deposits
Landform: Uplands and northern lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Blanket Peat · 100% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F7 Land unsuitable for trees