FPA-11976
Cowgreens Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cowgreens
- Nearest town
- Forres
- Local authority
- Moray Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ028515
Key dates
- Application registered 21 October 2024
- Application accepted 20 October 2024
- Consultation opens 25 October 2024
- Consultation closes 21 November 2024
- Decision issued 27 November 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 1.00 ha
- Conifer
- 1.00 ha
Official source
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FPA-11976 Find FPA-11976 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.
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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 Feb 2027
- Felling area
- 1 ha
- Estimated volume
- 540 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.9 ha | 60 yr | 500 | 500 m³ | N/A |
| 1 | Clear Felling | European larch | 0.1 ha | 60 yr | 40 | 40 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 20% | 0.2 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 20% | 0.2 ha | 2,200 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 20% | 0.2 ha | 2,200 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | European larch | 20% | 0.2 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Woody shrubs | 20% | 0.2 ha | 2,200 | — | — |
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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 028 515
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 97
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Corby
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
- Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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