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FPA-11522

Clunemore Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Drumnadrochit
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH501277

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 April 2024
  2. Application accepted 12 April 2024
  3. Consultation opens 9 October 2024
  4. Consultation closes 5 November 2024
  5. Decision issued 12 December 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
13.35 ha
Conifer
13.35 ha

Official source

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FPA-11522

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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 Jun 2024 – 1 Jun 2026
Felling area
13.35 ha
Estimated volume
5,000 m³
Proposed restocking
13.35 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 8.1 ha 35 yr 1,210 3,000 m³
1 Clear Felling Douglas fir 2.7 ha 35 yr 400 1,000 m³
1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 2.55 ha 35 yr 380 1,000 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 59.93% 8 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 19.93% 2.66 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 7.72% 1.03 ha 800
1 Create Designed Open Ground 12.43% 1.66 ha
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 501 277

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 20

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Arkaig
Parent material
Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine 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.

  • Birichin · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Gordonbush · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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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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