FPA-13065

Geddes Farm, Castle Findlay

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling
T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source ↗ · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Compartments 3 - 7
Nearest town: Nairn
Local authority: Highland Council
Forestry administration: Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NH882514
Total area: 5.76 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 5 December 2025
Application accepted 4 December 2025
Consultation opens 20 April 2026
Consultation closes 18 May 2026
Decision issued 11 June 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2031
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 9 September 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13065

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 1 May 2026 – 1 May 2029
Felling area: 5.76 ha
Estimated volume: 3,511 m³
Thinning area: 9.21 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 5.77 ha · 100.2% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Poplar Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Downy birch Poplar Sessile oak Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3ja	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	1.27 ha	43 yr	5,125	770 m³	Tape
4a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.33 ha	55 yr	3,325	465 m³	Tape
7a	Clear Felling	Poplar	3.16 ha	45 yr	7,900	1,896 m³	Tape

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
3jb	Mixed conifers	0.28 ha	20 m³
5a	Beech	5.33 ha	160 m³
5a	Norway spruce	1.5 ha	120 m³
6a	Sycamore	1.8 ha	50 m³
6a	Sitka spruce	0.3 ha	30 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3ja	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	11.02%	0.64 ha	2,500	—	—
3ja	Replant felled area	Downy birch	11.02%	0.64 ha	2,500	—	—
4a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	23.09%	1.33 ha	2,500	—	—
7a	Restock by coppice regrowth	Poplar	55.03%	3.17 ha	2,500	—	—

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8108 Castle Findlay	Location Nairn Highland	Status Expired	Distance 825 m away	Area 21.67 ha	Decision issued 6 Aug 2021
FPA-10597 Castle Findlay	Location Nairn Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 26.36 ha	Decision issued 10 Aug 2023
FLA01495 Castle Findlay	Location Nairn Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 9.31 ha	Decision issued 22 Aug 2016
CB244440 Allanaha Farm	Location Cawdor Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 2.5 ha	Decision issued 11 Oct 2013
FPA-9689 Laiken	Location Nairn Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 3.01 ha	Decision issued 1 Sept 2022

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
17FGS24597 Lochdhu Farm Woodlands	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 4.4 km away	Area 3.3 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
24FGS77759 Rehiran New Woodland	Location Cawdor Highland	Status Approved	Distance 7.6 km away	Area 42.95 ha	Approved 9 Jul 2024
20FGS53425 Ruallan FGS	Location Ruallan Highland	Status Approved	Distance 8.8 km away	Area 68.91 ha	Approved 21 Dec 2020
24FGS79819 Balfreish new woodland	Location Inverness Highland	Status Approved	Distance 9.4 km away	Area 2.45 ha	Approved 6 Nov 2024
18FGS27578 Balfreish House woodland creation	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 9.6 km away	Area 3.3 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 06:09 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:06 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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