Airds Hill Wood lies a short distance inland from the coast near Port Appin, north of Oban, in a National Scenic Area described as a green coastal oasis. The nearby coastline is bordered by white sandy beaches and tidal inlets, and the site enjoys fine views out across the sea to islands beyond. Castle Stalker occupies a commanding position just offshore on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe.

Airds Hill extends to 69.18 hectares on gently undulating ground close to the coast. The site was planted with conifers in the 1970's, clear felled in 2016 under a licence issued in 2016 (FLA00633), and replanted in 2021 with 85% conifers. The 2016 felling produced 19,700 tonnes of timber at an average 400 tonnes/hectare. The current productive timber area is 46.84ha (68%), most of which is Sitka Spruce, which remains in the establishment phase and has been subject to recent winter maintenance. Growth rates on the young trees are good, and it is expected that growth rates in the second rotation trees will significantly outperform the original timber.

Some of the previous mature conifer crop together with some mature broadleaves were retained as Long Term Retention (LTR) which helps towards FSC requirements, and there are in addition around 5.2ha mature native broadleaves which add to the species diversity and amenity across the site, most notably along the northern and western boundaries.