FPA-11998

West Watten Wood

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

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: West Watten Wood
Nearest town: Watten
Local authority: Highland Council
Forestry administration: Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: ND231537
Total area: 30.64 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 31 October 2024
Application accepted 30 October 2024
Consultation opens 22 January 2025
Consultation closes 19 February 2025
Decision issued 10 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11998

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Current Scottish public register · New consultations from 3 November 2026.

Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 2 Dec 2024 – 1 Dec 2027
Felling area: 30.64 ha
Estimated volume: 8,174 m³
Proposed restocking: 30.64 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Lodgepole pineMixed broadleavesMixed native broadleavesNoble firScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	8.53 ha	29 yr	18,766	2,389 m³	n/a
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	7.25 ha	29 yr	13,050	2,349 m³	n/a
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	7.25 ha	29 yr	13,050	1,436 m³	n/a
Cpt 3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.22 ha	29 yr	6,762	902 m³	n/a
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.39 ha	29 yr	7,683	1,098 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpts 1-4	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	49.18%	15.07 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 1-4	Replant felled area	Lodgepole pine	15.34%	4.7 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 1-4	Replant felled area	Scots pine	4.7%	1.44 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 1-4	Replant felled area	Noble fir	0.39%	0.12 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 1-4	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	9.79%	3 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpts 1-4	Create Designed Open Ground	—	11%	3.37 ha	—	—	—
Cpts 1-4	Replant felled area	Lodgepole pine	1.63%	0.5 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 1-4	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	7.96%	2.44 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA00157 Watten Play Ground	Location Watten Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 0.05 ha	Decision issued 3 Feb 2015
CB185467 Acharole Wood	Location Watten Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 28.1 ha	Decision issued 31 May 2013
FPA-7806 Backlass Wood	Location Watten Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 6.48 ha	Decision issued 14 May 2021
FPA-10787 Bilbster Mains Farm	Location Wick Highland	Status Expired	Distance 4.8 km away	Area 9.6 ha	Decision issued 5 Sept 2023
CB523795 Bilbster Farm	Location Wick Highland	Status Expired	Distance 4.9 km away	Area 19.1 ha	Decision issued 5 Jan 2015

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
22FGS66066 Bilbster Mains D J M Farming Ltd	Location Watten, Wick Highland	Status Approved	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 3.77 ha	Approved 4 Nov 2022
22FGS66065 Bilbster Mains MBM Farms Ltd	Location Watten, Wick Highland	Status Approved	Distance 4.8 km away	Area 13.22 ha	Approved 20 Oct 2022
19FGS41003 A W Mackay Croft Woodland Creation	Location CAITHNESS Highland	Status Approved	Distance 6.9 km away	Area 3 ha	Approved 11 Sept 2019
23FGS75734 Croft Woodland Creation 2025	Location Halkirk Highland	Status Approved	Distance 7.5 km away	Area 1.42 ha	Approved 17 Dec 2025

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

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:49 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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