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FPA-12075

Achavellian

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Achavellian Forest
Nearest town
Reay
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NC997614

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 3 December 2024
  2. Application accepted 3 December 2024
  3. Consultation opens 7 March 2025
  4. Consultation closes 7 March 2025
  5. Decision issued 11 March 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
11.90 ha
Conifer
11.90 ha

Official source

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FPA-12075

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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
5 Mar 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area
11.9 ha
Estimated volume
4,103 m³
Proposed restocking
11.9 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.19 ha 39 yr 356 63 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.05 ha 39 yr 94 16 m³ n/a
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.3 ha 39 yr 527 101 m³ n/a
3 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.07 ha 39 yr 123 24 m³ n/a
7 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.24 ha 39 yr 4,000 800 m³ n/a
7 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.56 ha 39 yr 1,000 200 m³ n/a
11 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.69 ha 39 yr 6,643 1,280 m³ n/a
11 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.92 ha 39 yr 1,656 320 m³ n/a
13 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.1 ha 39 yr 5,592 1,038 m³ n/a
13 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.78 ha 39 yr 1,407 261 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.02% 0.24 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Norway spruce 3.11% 0.37 ha 2,500
7 Replant felled area Scots pine 9.83% 1.17 ha 2,500
7 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 10.92% 1.3 ha 2,500
7 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 2.77% 0.33 ha 2,500
13 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 4.71% 0.56 ha 1,600
13 Create Designed Open Ground Lodgepole pine 5.97% 0.71 ha 2,500
13 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 17.56% 2.09 ha 2,500
13 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 4.37% 0.52 ha 2,500
11 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 5.63% 0.67 ha 1,600
11 Create Designed Open Ground 3.78% 0.45 ha
11 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 23.45% 2.79 ha 2,500
11 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 5.88% 0.7 ha 2,500
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NC 997 614

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 4

Dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Organic Soils
Parent material
Organic deposits
Landform
Uplands and northern lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Blanket Peat · 100% Dystrophic blanket peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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