FPA-11971
Castlewood Forest
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Castlewood
- Nearest town
- Kinbuck
- Local authority
- Stirling Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NN766084
Key dates
- Application registered 17 October 2024
- Application accepted 8 October 2024
- Consultation opens 16 January 2025
- Consultation closes 16 January 2025
- Decision issued 17 January 2025
- Restocking due 15 November 2027
Area
- Total area
- 7.49 ha
- Conifer
- 7.49 ha
Official source
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FPA-11971 Find FPA-11971 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 Dec 2024 – 1 Dec 2027
- Felling area
- 7.49 ha
- Estimated volume
- 3,146.2 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 7.49 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 6.03 ha | 31 yr | 12,060 | 2,533 m³ | — |
| 1b | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.91 ha | 31 yr | 1,820 | 382.2 m³ | — |
| 2h | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.55 ha | 31 yr | 1,100 | 231 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 8.01% | 0.6 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 3.2% | 0.24 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1a | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.93% | 0.07 ha | — | — | — |
| 1b | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 23.23% | 1.74 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1b | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 39.65% | 2.97 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1b | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 13.08% | 0.98 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1b | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 4.54% | 0.34 ha | — | — | — |
| 2h | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 7.34% | 0.55 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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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 · NN 766 083
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peat
Map unit 4
Dystrophic blanket peat
- Soil association
- Organic Soils
- Parent material
- Organic deposits
- Landform
- Uplands and northern lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Blanket Peat · 100% Dystrophic blanket peat
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
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