15FGS00353

Scotsbrig Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY217780

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 9 October 2015
Consultation closes 5 November 2015
Decision issued 29 November 2018

Area

Total area: 41.32 ha
Conifer: 41.32 ha

Official source

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15FGS00353

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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
STH24_0498 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0716 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_0406_Grange Fell P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0296/0297_Wyliehole P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0298_Grange of Tundergarth P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.5 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 · NY 216 780

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 350

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Kirkwood
Parent material: Drifts derived from sandstones of Carboniferous age, igneous rocks and greywackes
Landform: Undulating hills and uplands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

KIRKWOOD(NCG) · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
KIRKWOOD(PG) · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees