FPA-12075
Achavellian
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Achavellian Forest
- Nearest town
- Reay
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NC997614
Key dates
- Application registered 3 December 2024
- Application accepted 3 December 2024
- Consultation opens 7 March 2025
- Consultation closes 7 March 2025
- Decision issued 11 March 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 11.90 ha
- Conifer
- 11.90 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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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
- 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
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Lodgepole pine Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative 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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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
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
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
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