16FGS09976

Glen Buck Aberchalder

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH338006

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 19 August 2016
Consultation closes 16 September 2016
Decision issued 29 November 2018

Area

Total area: 68.70 ha
Conifer: 60.50 ha
Broadleaf: 8.20 ha

Official source

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16FGS09976

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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
STH18_1866_1867 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0043 P. ramorum Hosts: Rhododendron	Status Issued	Proximity 4.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0064_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0064_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.9 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 · NH 338 005

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 27

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Hill and valley sides with steep and very steep slopes: moderately and very rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Aberscross · 50% Brown earths
Gordonbush · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees