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FPA-11871

Berryleys

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Berryleys Shelterbelt
Nearest town
Keith
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ464525

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 27 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 25 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 12 November 2024
  4. Consultation closes 10 December 2024
  5. Decision issued 20 December 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
1.27 ha
Conifer
1.27 ha

Official source

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FPA-11871

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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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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 – 1 Oct 2026
Felling area
1.27 ha
Estimated volume
762 m³
Proposed restocking
1.27 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Downy birch Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.27 ha 40 yr 2,540 762 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1b Replant felled area Silver birch 50% 0.64 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Downy birch 50% 0.64 ha 1,600
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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

Mill Wood

Site 1156

Official SiteLink record for Mill Wood
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 2.0 km away Published area 8.11 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 464 524

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 497

Noncalcareous gleys with humic gleys

Soil association
Strichen
Parent material
Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform
Undulating lowlands and valley sides 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.

  • Anniegathel · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Auquhollie · 50% Humic gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.