{"id":378,"date":"2021-01-20T21:09:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T21:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/?post_type=lsvr_notice&#038;p=378"},"modified":"2021-01-20T21:13:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T21:13:25","slug":"ranachan-woodland-creation-plans","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_notice","link":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/?lsvr_notice=ranachan-woodland-creation-plans","title":{"rendered":"Ranachan Woodland Creation Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The request is for  views on the proposal to plant the areas shown on the attached map extending to a total of around 51ha east and west of the Allt a\u2019 Mhuillin at Ranachan. The site is outwith the Sunart SSSI\/SAC, recognised as one of the UK\u2019s most extensive areas of ancient semi-natural woodland, much of which is oak-dominated. However, given the proximity of the designated site, the initial ideas are for a predominantly native broadleaved proposal (sessile oak, birch&nbsp;spp., hazel and alder &amp; willow&nbsp;spp. on wet ground) with the more productive native oakwood focussed on the better, bracken covered, land to the west of the burn.&nbsp; As an idea of what the woodland could look like, attached are a couple of images \u2013 1) as it is now before planting and 2) 10 yrs after planting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This woodland obviously links well with the existing oakwood to the west and younger plantings to the north. I expect the conifers on neighbouring land to the east will change within 10 years, especially if community ownership gets underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deer fencing is not planned and any informed comment on local deer issues would be useful. (Comments can be made via the contact page <a href=\"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/contact-us\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Us<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-View-unplanted-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-View-unplanted-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-View-unplanted-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-View-unplanted-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-View-unplanted-1536x869.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-View-unplanted-2048x1158.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>1 &#8211; Unplanted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-view-planted-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-view-planted-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-view-planted-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-view-planted-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-view-planted-1536x829.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ranachan-view-planted-2048x1105.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>2 &#8211; Planted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20190916-Strontian-Indicative-Vegetation-Map_v2-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20190916-Strontian-Indicative-Vegetation-Map_v2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20190916-Strontian-Indicative-Vegetation-Map_v2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20190916-Strontian-Indicative-Vegetation-Map_v2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20190916-Strontian-Indicative-Vegetation-Map_v2-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20190916-Strontian-Indicative-Vegetation-Map_v2-2048x1447.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"lsvr_notice_cat":[8],"lsvr_notice_tag":[],"class_list":["post-378","lsvr_notice","type-lsvr_notice","status-publish","hentry","lsvr_notice_cat-planning"],"uagb_featured_image_src":[],"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"dean","author_link":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The request is for views on the proposal to plant the areas shown on the attached map extending to a total of around 51ha east and west of the Allt a\u2019 Mhuillin at Ranachan. The site is outwith the Sunart SSSI\/SAC, recognised as one of the UK\u2019s most extensive areas of ancient semi-natural woodland, much&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_notice\/378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_notice"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/lsvr_notice"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lsvr_notice_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Flsvr_notice_cat&post=378"},{"taxonomy":"lsvr_notice_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Flsvr_notice_tag&post=378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}