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FPA-12372

Rattray Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Rattray Estate Woods - Storm Arwen
Nearest town
St. Fergus
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NK092561

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 18 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 15 April 2025
  4. Consultation closes 14 April 2025
  5. Decision issued 22 April 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.38 ha
Conifer
0.36 ha
Broadleaf
0.02 ha

Official source

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FPA-12372

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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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  2. 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
24 Mar 2025 – 24 Mar 2027
Felling area
0.38 ha
Estimated volume
1,189 m³
Thinning area
21.57 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
0.38 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
41c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.32 ha 80 yr 192 77 m³ None
41c Clear Felling Scots pine 0.04 ha 80 yr 24 10 m³ None
41c Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 80 yr 4 2 m³ None

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
19 Sycamore 4.31 ha 260 m³
19 Beech 1.47 ha 60 m³
19 Mixed broadleaves 0.43 ha 10 m³
41a Ash 1.53 ha 90 m³
41a Lime 1.53 ha 90 m³
41a Sycamore 7.68 ha 453 m³
41a Mixed broadleaves 2.31 ha 90 m³
41a Sitka spruce 1.53 ha 37 m³
41a Scots pine 0.78 ha 10 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
41c Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 78.95% 0.3 ha 1,600
41c Replant felled area Scots pine 21.05% 0.08 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Loch of Strathbeg

Site 1040

Official SiteLink record for Loch of Strathbeg
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 955.47 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NK 091 561

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 382

Peaty gleys

Soil association
Links
Parent material
Windblown sands
Landform
Beaches and dune slacks with minor dunes with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Fettersloch · 100% Peaty gleys
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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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Status Expired Distance 4.4 km away Area 2.8 ha Decision issued

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