FPA-12064
Fochabers Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Slackwood (Compt 4)
- Nearest town
- Buckie
- Local authority
- Moray Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ405630
Key dates
- Application registered 26 November 2024
- Application accepted 22 November 2024
- Consultation opens 11 December 2024
- Consultation closes 21 January 2025
- Decision issued 22 January 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 0.01 ha
- Conifer
- 0.01 ha
Official source
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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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First captured
- 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 Feb 2025 – 1 Aug 2025
- Felling area
- 0.01 ha
- Estimated volume
- 6.37 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.01 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 4 | Felling Individual Trees | Sitka spruce | 0.01 ha | 49 yr | 7 | 5.75 m³ | Yellow Dots |
| Cpt 4 | Felling Individual Trees | Sycamore | 0 ha | 49 yr | 1 | 0.22 m³ | Yellow Dots |
| Cpt 4 | Felling Individual Trees | Poplar | 0 ha | 49 yr | 1 | 0.4 m³ | Yellow Dots |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt4 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 40% | 0 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt4 | Replant felled area | Hawthor n | 20% | 0 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt4 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 40% | 0 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 404 630
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 566
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Tynet
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Middle Old Red Sandstone sandstones and conglomerates
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Tynet · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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