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FPA-11911

Kilravock Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cairnglass Wood
Nearest town
Ardersier
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH810506

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 September 2024
  2. Application accepted 17 September 2024
  3. Consultation opens 30 September 2024
  4. Consultation closes 30 September 2024
  5. Decision issued 2 October 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
13.11 ha
Conifer
13.11 ha

Official source

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FPA-11911

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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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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

    Information from the application PDF is available below.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 – 1 Oct 2025
Felling area
13.11 ha
Estimated volume
0 m³
Thinning area
14.59 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
13.11 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
5a1 Clear Felling Scots pine 9.12 ha 66 yr
5b Clear Felling Douglas fir 3.99 ha 66 yr

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
4a1 Scots pine 10.62 ha
4a2 Scots pine 3.97 ha

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
5a1 Replant felled area Scots pine 67.96% 8.91 ha 2,500
5a1 Create Designed Open Ground 1.6% 0.21 ha
5b Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 17.77% 2.33 ha 1,600
5b Create Designed Open Ground 12.66% 1.66 ha

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Kildrummie Kames

Site 845

Official SiteLink record for Kildrummie Kames
Designation MIXED Proximity 491 m away Published area 643.21 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 810 505

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 145

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Cromarty
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone strata, often with water-modified material
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Kindeace · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good 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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Status Expired Distance 0 m away Area 13.11 ha Key date Not published
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Status Expired Distance 633 m away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 806 m away Area 14.79 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 37.1 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.