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FPA-12220

Highlands Wildlife Park

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Compt 5B1
Nearest town
Kincraig
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH807038

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 February 2025
  2. Application accepted 31 January 2025
  3. Consultation opens 7 February 2025
  4. Consultation closes 7 March 2025
  5. Decision issued 30 April 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.89 ha
Conifer
0.89 ha

Official source

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FPA-12220

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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
15 Feb 2025 – 30 Nov 2025
Felling area
0.89 ha
Estimated volume
2,400 m³
Proposed restocking
0.89 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
5B1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.61 ha 50 yr 1,680 m³
5B1 Clear Felling European larch 0.28 ha 50 yr 720 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
5B1 Replant felled area Aspen 15.73% 0.14 ha 1,600
5B1 Replant felled area Scots pine 15.73% 0.14 ha 2,500
5B1 Replant felled area Rowan 14.61% 0.13 ha 1,600
5B1 Replant felled area Oak 13.48% 0.12 ha 1,600
5B1 Replant felled area Hazel 13.48% 0.12 ha 1,600
5B1 Replant felled area Holly 13.48% 0.12 ha 1,600
5B1 Replant felled area Birch 13.48% 0.12 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

River Spey - Insh Marshes

Site 1364

Official SiteLink record for River Spey - Insh Marshes
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 403 m away Published area 1,156.96 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 807 038

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 172

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Dulsie
Parent material
Partially sorted gravelly fine sands derived from acid schists and granites
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Dulsie · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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