FPA-13270

BMF Group – Mr Gordon Morison Woodlands

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Central Woodlands
Nearest town: Huntly
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ612435

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Key dates

Application registered 23 February 2026
Application accepted 29 January 2026
Consultation opens 2 April 2026
Consultation closes 30 April 2026
Decision issued 20 May 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 21.50 ha
Conifer: 21.50 ha

Official source

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FPA-13270

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 4 August 2026.

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9 Jul 2026, 09:10 BST

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 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2028
Felling area: 21.5 ha
Estimated volume: 10,434 m³
Thinning area: 63.9 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 21.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
16d	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.6 ha	35 yr	2,057	1,440 m³	N/A
16e	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.1 ha	70 yr	770	1,155 m³	N/A
16e	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	2 ha	70 yr	188	300 m³	N/A
16e	Clear Felling	Scots pine	2 ha	70 yr	860	600 m³	N/A
16i	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.9 ha	41 yr	1,657	1,160 m³	N/A
16k	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.6 ha	35 yr	1,067	640 m³	N/A
16p	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.1 ha	41 yr	629	440 m³	N/A
16p	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.9 ha	41 yr	1,657	1,160 m³	N/A
16q	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.5 ha	70 yr	183	275 m³	N/A
16q	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.8 ha	70 yr	1,027	1,540 m³	N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
16a	Scots pine	15.6 ha	702 m³
16b	Downy birch	12.7 ha	127 m³
16c	Scots pine	2.5 ha	50 m³
16c	Japanese larch	2.6 ha	78 m³
16f	Beech	1.4 ha	28 m³
16f	Sycamore	1.5 ha	30 m³
16g	Downy birch	0.8 ha	8 m³
16g	Beech	1.2 ha	24 m³
16g	Sitka spruce	0.3 ha	18 m³
16g	Japanese larch	0.5 ha	15 m³
16h	Scots pine	4.2 ha	126 m³
16j	Downy birch	2.5 ha	25 m³
16k	Sitka spruce	2.4 ha	72 m³
16l	Scots pine	2 ha	40 m³
16l	Japanese larch	2 ha	40 m³
16m	Scots pine	4.8 ha	216 m³
16n	Japanese larch	3.8 ha	76 m³
16s	Downy birch	1.2 ha	8 m³
16t	Scots pine	1.1 ha	33 m³
16v	Beech	0.8 ha	8 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt1 6d	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	17.21%	3.7 ha	2,800	—	—
16e,i,k,p,q	Replant felled area	Caledonian scots pine	74.42%	16 ha	3,100	—	—
16 i, k,	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	8.37%	1.8 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 611 434

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 243

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Foudland
Parent material: Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
Landform: Hills and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Foudland · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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