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16FGS12718

Mosstowie Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ163601

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 19 November 2018
  3. Consultation opens 14 November 2016
  4. Consultation closes 12 December 2016
  5. Decision issued 19 November 2018

Area

Total area
11.54 ha
Conifer
11.54 ha

Official source

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16FGS12718

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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 · NJ 162 601

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 202

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Elgin
Parent material
Drifts derived from Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Elgin · 60% Humus-iron podzols
  • Rosebrae · 40% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good 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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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.