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FPA-11799

Upper Craigwell

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Upper Craigwell
Nearest town
Netherley
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NO840946

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 July 2024
  2. Application accepted 29 July 2024
  3. Consultation opens 4 September 2024
  4. Consultation closes 2 October 2024
  5. Decision issued 8 October 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.38 ha
Conifer
0.38 ha

Official source

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FPA-11799

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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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 Oct 2024 – 15 Jun 2026
Felling area
0.38 ha
Estimated volume
170 m³
Proposed restocking
0.38 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.38 ha 40 yr 960 170 m³ Species/Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
A Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 84.21% 0.32 ha 1,600
A Create Designed Open Ground 15.79% 0.06 ha
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Protected places

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Red Moss of Netherley

Site 1336

Official SiteLink record for Red Moss of Netherley
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 93.17 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 839 946

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 115

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Countesswells
Parent material
Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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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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