FPA-12169

Ardnamurchan Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Gortenfern
Nearest town: Acharacle
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NM608689

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Key dates

Application registered 20 January 2025
Application accepted 17 January 2025
Consultation opens 18 March 2025
Consultation closes 15 April 2025
Decision issued 13 May 2025
Restocking due 27 June 2027

Area

Total area: 3.81 ha
Conifer: 3.80 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-12169

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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27 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:57 BST

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 – 31 Oct 2025
Felling area: 3.81 ha
Estimated volume: 2,251 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.81 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Downy birch Japanese larch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.27 ha	55 yr	3,200	1,400 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.06 ha	55 yr	90	20 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.58 ha	55 yr	900	350 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.7 ha	55 yr	970	420 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.19 ha	55 yr	290	60 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Downy birch	0.01 ha	55 yr	10	1 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Compt 1	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	69.53%	1.62 ha	2,500	—	—
Compt 1	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	20.6%	0.48 ha	2,500	—	—
Compt 1	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	10.3%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	—
Compt 2	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	41.38%	0.24 ha	2,500	—	—
Compt 2	Replant felled Douglas fir area	—	43.1%	0.25 ha	2,500	—	—
Compt 2	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	17.24%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
Compt 3	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	70%	0.63 ha	2,500	—	—
Compt 3	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	13.33%	0.12 ha	2,500	—	—
Compt 3	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	14.44%	0.13 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NM 607 688

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 29

Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Undulating hills with gentle and strong slopes: moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Badanloch · 50% Peaty gleys
Semi-confined peat · 50% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-9693 Gorteneorn Forest Felling	Location Acharacle Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 69.08 ha	Decision issued 9 Aug 2022
FPA-9695 Ardnamurchan Gorteneorn Roadline	Location Acharacle Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 3.81 ha	Decision issued 9 Aug 2022
FPA-10883 Ardnamurchan Estate	Location Acharacle Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 2.51 ha	Decision issued 5 Oct 2023
FLA03628 Ardnamurchan Estate	Location Kilchoan Highland	Status Expired	Distance 5.4 km away	Area 23.75 ha	Decision issued 19 Dec 2018
FPA-13315 Ardnamurchan	Location Kilchoan Highland	Status Under Consideration	Distance 5.8 km away	Area 9.86 ha	Key date Not published