FPA-13065

Geddes Farm, Castle Findlay

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Compartments 3 - 7
Nearest town: Nairn
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH882514

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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

Area

Total area: 5.76 ha
Conifer: 2.60 ha
Broadleaf: 3.16 ha

Official source

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FPA-13065

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 9 September 2026.

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Track changes

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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 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	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 882 513

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 76

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Brightmony
Parent material: Interbedded sorted sands and gravels derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments and acid schists
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Brightmony · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby 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