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FPA-13507

Cruachan Wood and Cnoc nan Craobh

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cruachan Wood & Cnoc nan Craobh
Nearest town
Dunvegan
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NG257436

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 24 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 1 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 29 July 2026
  5. Decision issued 14 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
0.34 ha
Broadleaf
0.34 ha

Official source

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FPA-13507

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window
1 Sept 2026 – 1 Apr 2027
Felling area
0.34 ha
Estimated volume
80.5 m³
Proposed restocking
0.34 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Roadside Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.26 ha 150 yr 26 58 m³ Metal Tag
Roadside Felling Individual Trees Sycamore 0.08 ha 150 yr 7 22 m³ Metal Tag
Roadside Felling Individual Trees Sitka spruce 0 ha 40 yr 1 0.5 m³ Metal Tag

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Roadside Restock with individual trees Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.34 ha 34
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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

STH17_1498

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_1103

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.4 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 · NG 257 435

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 158

Brown earths

Soil association
Darleith
Parent material
Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform
Hills and valley sides with frequently terraced with with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Darleith · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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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