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FPA-11815

Canterland-Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Canterland Hill and Kirkton Hill
Nearest town
Marykirk, Laurencekirk
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NO704653

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 6 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 20 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 20 December 2024
  4. Consultation closes 19 December 2024
  5. Decision issued 20 December 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
5.75 ha
Conifer
5.45 ha
Broadleaf
0.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-11815

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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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  2. 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 Oct 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
Felling area
5.75 ha
Estimated volume
2,895 m³
Thinning area
0.65 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
5.75 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1b1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.81 ha 64 yr 400 350 m³ n/a
1b1 Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.25 ha 64 yr 30 40 m³ n/a
1b1 Clear Felling Larch 0.3 ha 64 yr 50 55 m³ n/a
1b1 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.25 ha 64 yr 20 15 m³ n/a
1u Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.15 ha 64 yr 15 20 m³ n/a
1t2 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.39 ha 64 yr 60 45 m³ n/a
6b Clear Felling Larch 3.45 ha 62 yr 1,900 2,200 m³ n/a
6i Clear Felling Scots pine 0.1 ha 64 yr 20 35 m³ n/a
6i Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.05 ha 64 yr 10 10 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
1j Scots pine 0.44 ha 75 m³ 75 65
6j2 Mixed conifers 0.21 ha 50 m³ 50 45

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1b1 Replant felled area Mixed conifers 52.56% 1.13 ha 2,700
1b1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 22.33% 0.48 ha 2,700
1t2 Replant felled area Mixed conifers 18.14% 0.39 ha 2,700
1u Create Designed Open Ground Mixed broadleaves 6.98% 0.15 ha 1,600
6b Replant felled area Norway spruce 91.67% 3.3 ha 2,700
6b Create Designed Open Ground 4.17% 0.15 ha
6b Create Designed Open Ground 4.17% 0.15 ha
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 704 653

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 490

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Stonehaven
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone conglomerates and lavas
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Stonehaven · 70% Brown earths
  • Shields · 30% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

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National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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