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25FGS84539

Duchrae NWC 2

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
St Johns Town of Dalry
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX648837

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 3 February 2025
  3. Consultation opens 13 May 2025
  4. Consultation closes 10 June 2025
  5. Decision issued 8 January 2026

Area

Total area
249.68 ha
Conifer
196.69 ha
Broadleaf
52.99 ha

Official source

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25FGS84539

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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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

S_P_Pram0133/34_Barmark & 0634/0635/0666/0667_Margree

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

S_P_0423_Margree

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

S_P_Pram13_0651_Barskeoch

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

S_P_Pram13_0809/0810/0811_Holm Farm

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.6 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 · NX 647 836

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 230

Peaty gleyed podzols with peaty gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with complex strong and steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Dod · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Dochroyle · 50% Peaty gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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 Expired Distance 3.9 km away Area 1.09 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.