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FPA-13706

Gight Wood

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Grid square, not boundary NJ831398 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Gight Wood
Nearest town
Methlick
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ831398
Total area
11.60 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 September 2026
  2. Application accepted 23 September 2026
  3. Consultation opens 13 October 2026
  4. Consultation closes 9 November 2026
  5. Decision issued Unknown
  6. First archived 14 October 2026
  7. Last seen on the register 28 October 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13706

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2028
Felling area
11.6 ha
Estimated volume
7,050 m³
Thinning area
9.5 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density

Species in felling operations

BeechBirchJapanese larchMixed broadleavesNorway spruceOakSitka spruceSycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
3641 Clear Felling Japanese larch 1.3 ha 46 yr 500 550 m³ —
3641 Clear Felling Birch 0.1 ha 50 yr 20 20 m³ —
3641 Clear Felling Beech 0.1 ha 50 yr 20 20 m³ —
3643 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 7.25 ha 33 yr 10,500 4,700 m³ —
3643 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.1 ha 33 yr 50 40 m³ —
3643 Clear Felling Oak 0.05 ha 50 yr 10 10 m³ —
3643 Clear Felling Birch 0.05 ha 50 yr 10 10 m³ —
3645 Clear Felling Japanese larch 2 ha 59 yr 1,150 1,100 m³ —
3645 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.5 ha 59 yr 450 400 m³ —
3645 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.05 ha 50 yr 10 10 m³ —
3645 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 50 yr 30 30 m³ —

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
3641 Sitka spruce 6 ha 60 m³ 2,500 2,490
3645 Beech 3.5 ha 100 m³ 1,600 1,580

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

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FPA-9716 Parklands - Windblow Location

Ellon

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Status Expired Distance 791 m away Area 0.09 ha Decision issued
FPA-10718 Chapelhaugh Storm Arwen Location

Methlick

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 8.15 ha Decision issued
FPA-12852 Braes of Gight Location

Methilick

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 29.89 ha Approved
FPA-11247 Burnend of Gight Location

Methlick

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 9.18 ha Decision issued
FPA-12966 Braes of Gight Reserve Location

Methlick

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 2.15 ha Approved

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
21FGS58983 Gurgedyke Woodland Creation Location

Methlick

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Status Approved Distance 4.7 km away Area 6.7 ha Approved
16FGS10718 Schivas Estate Hill of Newton Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 9 ha Approved
15FGS00873 Ardlogie WC Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.0 km away Area 12.89 ha Approved
22FGS68647 Woodland Grant 2022 Location

Methlick

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.2 km away Area 8.78 ha Approved
20FGS51563 Hillhead of Auchreddie Woodland Creation Location

New Deer

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.9 km away Area 5.57 ha Approved

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

Land listings

Within 10 km

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

Changes

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

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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