FPA-11941
My Lord's Throat Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- My Lord's Throat Wood
- Nearest town
- Inverurie
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ650209
Key dates
- Application registered 3 October 2024
- Application accepted 3 October 2024
- Consultation opens 11 December 2024
- Consultation closes 10 December 2024
- Decision issued 20 December 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 20.55 ha
- Conifer
- 20.55 ha
Official source
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FPA-11941 Find FPA-11941 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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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
- 6 Nov 2024 – 30 Oct 2026
- Felling area
- 20.55 ha
- Estimated volume
- 13,728 m³
- Thinning area
- 6.82 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 20.55 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 18.44 ha | 43 yr | 20,664 | 12,546 m³ | — |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 0.61 ha | 43 yr | 976 | 122 m³ | — |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 1.5 ha | 43 yr | 2,400 | 300 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31a | Sitka spruce | 6.72 ha | 500 m³ | 600 | 480 |
| 79 | Sitka spruce | 0.1 ha | 260 m³ | 313 | 250 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a, 2a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 64.04% | 13.16 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1a, 2a | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 30.27% | 6.22 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2a | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 0.88% | 0.18 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1a, 2a | Replant felled area | Alder | 4.82% | 0.99 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilliefoure Wood Site 1538 Official SiteLink record for Tilliefoure Wood ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 2.0 km away | Published area 25.76 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 649 208
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 116
Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys
- Soil association
- Countesswells
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
- 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.
- Terryvale · 70% Noncalcareous gleys
- Drumlasie · 30% Peaty gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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