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CB519785

Skibo Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Compartments 1, 2, 3a-c, 4a-b, 5 & 6
Nearest town
Dornoch
Local authority
Western Isles Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH730900

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 7 October 2014
  3. Consultation opens 7 October 2014
  4. Consultation closes 3 November 2014
  5. Decision issued 18 December 2014

Area

Total area
3.00 ha
Conifer
1.30 ha
Broadleaf
1.70 ha

Official source

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CB519785

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

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Track changes

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  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Dornoch Firth

Site 527

Official SiteLink record for Dornoch Firth
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.3 km away Published area 1,993.11 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Strath Carnaig and Strath Fleet Moors

Site 9188

Official SiteLink record for Strath Carnaig and Strath Fleet Moors
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.7 km away Published area 14,701.42 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 729 900

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 20

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Arkaig
Parent material
Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform
Undulating lowlands and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Birichin · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Gordonbush · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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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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