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FPA-11865

Wester Tilliglens

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Wester Tilliglens
Nearest town
Forres
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ003461

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 26 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 25 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 3 October 2024
  4. Consultation closes 30 October 2024
  5. Decision issued 31 October 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.40 ha
Conifer
0.40 ha

Official source

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FPA-11865

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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
28 Oct 2024 – 27 Oct 2026
Felling area
0.4 ha
Estimated volume
120 m³
Proposed restocking
0.4 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Wester Tilliglens Clear Felling Scots pine 0.2 ha 65 yr 200 70 m³ n/a
Wester Tilliglens Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.2 ha 45 yr 200 50 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Wester Tilliglens Replant felled area Silver birch 20% 0.08 ha 1,600
Wester Tilliglens Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 10% 0.04 ha 1,600
Wester Tilliglens Replant felled area Rowan 10% 0.04 ha 1,600
Wester Tilliglens Replant felled area Goat willow 10% 0.04 ha 1,600
Wester Tilliglens Replant felled area Common alder 10% 0.04 ha 1,600
Wester Tilliglens Replant felled area Crab apple 10% 0.04 ha 1,600
Wester Tilliglens Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 10% 0.04 ha 1,600
Wester Tilliglens Replant felled area Bird cherry 10% 0.04 ha 1,600
Wester Tilliglens Replant felled area Holly 5% 0.02 ha 1,600
Wester Tilliglens Replant felled area Hawthorn 5% 0.02 ha 1,600
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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Lower Findhorn Woods

Site 1104

Official SiteLink record for Lower Findhorn Woods
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 177.14 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 002 460

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 424

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
North Mormond
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments and acid metamorphic rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Romach · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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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