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FPA-11651

Craigton Wood - Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • SF - Selective Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NJ573049 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Craigton
Nearest town
Lumphanan
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ573049
Total area
3.61 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 June 2024
  2. Application accepted 4 June 2024
  3. Consultation opens 18 March 2025
  4. Consultation closes 15 April 2025
  5. Decision issued 22 April 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11651

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
4 Feb 2025 – 4 Feb 2027
Felling area
3.61 ha
Estimated volume
1,268 m³
Thinning area
38.66 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
3.61 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas firHybrid larch

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firHybrid larchMixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
5e Clear Felling Douglas fir 1.61 ha 66 yr 270 550 m³ —
6c Selective Felling Douglas fir 1 ha 66 yr 56 125 m³ —
6c Selective Felling Hybrid larch 1 ha 66 yr 56 125 m³ —

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
5a Scots pine 25.96 ha 312 m³ 443 415
6a Scots pine 10.2 ha 125 m³ 443 415
6b Douglas fir 2.5 ha 31 m³ 443 415

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
5e Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 80% 1.29 ha 1,600 — —
5e Create Designed Open Ground — 20% 0.32 ha — — —
6c Restock by natural regeneration Douglas fir 30% 0.6 ha 2,500 — —
6c Restock by natural regeneration Hybrid larch 40% 0.8 ha 2,500 — —
6c Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 10% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
6c Create Designed Open Ground — 20% 0.4 ha — — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-10887 Blelack Woodland - Windblow Location

Lumphanan

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 8 ha Decision issued
FPA-7160 Lumphanan Woods Location

Aboyne

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 8.67 ha Decision issued
FPA-12269 FINDRACK Location

Lumphanan

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 2.44 ha Approved
FPA-10798 Findrack - Windblow Location

Lumphanan

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 21.31 ha Decision issued
FLA03161 Lumphanan Woods Location

Aboyne

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.2 km away Area 29.34 ha Decision issued

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Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
20FGS52783 TTH Whitehouse Farm Woodland Creation 2020 Location

Lumphanan

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Status Approved Distance 3.4 km away Area 13.85 ha Approved
22FGS67608 Bogenchapel WC Location

Torphins

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.5 km away Area 21.37 ha Approved
26FGS91360 Dess Woodland Creation Location

Aboyne

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.7 km away Area 7.83 ha Key date Not published
23FGS70594 Lower Broomhill WC Location

Tornaveen

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 88.28 ha Approved
17FGS21097 NETHER TILLYLAIR 2 Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.2 km away Area 13.41 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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