FPA-12277
Coupers Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Lady Jane Plantation
- Nearest town
- Fettercairn
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO664713
Key dates
- Application registered 19 February 2025
- Application accepted 19 February 2025
- Consultation opens 22 April 2025
- Consultation closes 21 April 2025
- Decision issued 29 April 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 0.50 ha
- Conifer
- 0.50 ha
Official source
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FPA-12277 Find FPA-12277 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
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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 Apr 2025 – 30 Apr 2025
- Felling area
- 0.5 ha
- Estimated volume
- 50 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.5 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.5 ha | 35 yr | 80 | 50 m³ | na |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felled area | Replant felled area | Birch | 50% | 0.25 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Felled area | Replant felled area | Oak | 25% | 0.13 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Felled area | Replant felled area | Beech | 25% | 0.13 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eslie Moss Site 616 Official SiteLink record for Eslie Moss ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.5 km away | Published area 33.38 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 663 713
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 368
Brown earths with humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Laurencekirk
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone marls and mudstones
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Laurencekirk · 25% Brown earths
- Oldcake · 25% Brown earths
- Newton · 25% Humus-iron podzols
- Luther · 25% Brown earths
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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