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FPA-11808

Ardverikie Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpt 12,9
Nearest town
Dalwhinnie
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NN541883

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 2 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 2 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 11 September 2024
  4. Consultation closes 9 October 2024
  5. Decision issued 11 October 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 September 2028

Area

Total area
21.17 ha
Conifer
15.00 ha

Official source

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FPA-11808

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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
16 Sept 2024 – 30 Aug 2026
Felling area
21.17 ha
Estimated volume
7,300 m³
Proposed restocking
21.17 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
12 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 10.9 ha 50 yr 13,000 4,550 m³
12 Clear Felling Norway spruce 6.17 ha 50 yr 7,000 2,000 m³
12 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 1.1 ha 50 yr 750 200 m³
12 Clear Felling Scots pine 1.5 ha 50 yr 900 250 m³
12 Clear Felling Noble fir 1.5 ha 50 yr 900 300 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
12 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 51.02% 10.8 ha 2,500
12 Replant felled area Norway spruce 32.97% 6.98 ha 2,500
12 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 5.15% 1.09 ha 1,600
12 Create Designed Open Ground 10.86% 2.3 ha
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Kinlochlaggan Boulder Beds

Site 858

Official SiteLink record for Kinlochlaggan Boulder Beds
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 6.45 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 540 883

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 22

Peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Arkaig
Parent material
Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform
Hills and valley sides with strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Kildonan · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
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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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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