FPA-11700

Logierieve Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Logierieve Station Wood
Nearest town: Ellon
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ921268

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Key dates

Application registered 17 June 2024
Application accepted 14 June 2024
Consultation opens 24 January 2025
Consultation closes 21 February 2025
Decision issued 28 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 2.20 ha
Conifer: 2.20 ha

Official source

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FPA-11700

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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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27 Aug 2026, 14:05 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST

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: 1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area: 2.2 ha
Estimated volume: 1,294 m³
Thinning area: 2.12 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 5.01 ha · 227.7% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Beech Downy birch Horse chestnut Lime Norway spruce Oak Rowan Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.2 ha	45 yr	3,740	1,234 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
Cpt 2	Mixed broadleaves	2.12 ha	60 m³	1,400	1,250

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Oak	15.09%	0.62 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Beech	15.09%	0.62 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Lime	15.09%	0.62 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Horse chestnut	15.09%	0.62 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Downy birch	12.41%	0.51 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Willow	12.41%	0.51 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Restock with individual trees	Oak	20%	0.18 ha	—	36	—
Cpt 2	Restock with individual trees	Beech	20%	0.18 ha	—	36	—
Cpt 2	Restock with individual trees	Horse chestnut	20%	0.18 ha	—	36	—
Cpt 2	Restock with individual trees	Lime	20%	0.18 ha	—	36	—
Cpt 2	Restock with individual trees	Rowan	20%	0.18 ha	—	36	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	14.84%	0.61 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 921 268

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 518

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Tarves
Parent material: Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Pitmedden · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Pettymuck · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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