FPA-12086

Amara Woodland Croft

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Lot 1 Amara Ccroft
Nearest town: Ruthven
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ528466

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 6 December 2024
Application accepted 4 December 2024
Consultation opens 18 December 2024
Consultation closes 29 January 2025
Decision issued 6 February 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.20 ha
Conifer: 0.20 ha

Official source

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FPA-12086

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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, 14:06 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:01 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 0.2 ha
Estimated volume: 170 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.2 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Hawthorn Hazel Rowan Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	50 yr	125	170 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
A	Replant felled area	Alder	80%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
A	Replant felled area	Willow	60%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
A	Replant felled area	Rowan	20%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
A	Replant felled area	Hazel	20%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
A	Replant felled area	Hawthor n	20%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH18_1097 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH18_1097

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 3.5 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Whitehill Site 1630 Official SiteLink record for Whitehill ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 944 m away	Published area 66.71 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Whitehill

Site 1630

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 944 m away

Published area 66.71 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 527 466

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Alluvial Soils
Parent material: Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform: Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees