FPA-11828

Udny and Dudwick - Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Castle Wood and Dudwick plantation
Nearest town: Ellon
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ881269

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Key dates

Application registered 12 August 2024
Application accepted 6 August 2024
Consultation opens 27 August 2024
Consultation closes 24 September 2024
Decision issued 2 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 4.25 ha
Conifer: 4.05 ha

Official source

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FPA-11828

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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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9 Jul 2026, 10:05 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 Oct 2024 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 4.25 ha
Estimated volume: 2,450 m³
Proposed restocking: 4.25 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hazel Larch Norway spruce Sessile oak Silver birch Sitka spruce Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1 Udny	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.2 ha	50 yr	3,000	1,500 m³	None
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.2 ha	50 yr	100	80 m³	None
2 Dudwick	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.85 ha	45 yr	2,500	870 m³	None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1 Udny	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	32.94%	1.4 ha	2,500	—	—
1 Udny	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	9.41%	0.4 ha	2,500	—	—
1 Udny	Replant felled area	Larch	9.41%	0.4 ha	2,500	—	—
1 Udny	Replant felled area	Silver birch	1.18%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
1 Udny	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	1.18%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
1 Udny	Replant felled area	Hazel	1.18%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
1 Udny	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	1.18%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
2 Dudwick	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	25.88%	1.1 ha	2,500	—	—
2 Dudwick	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	10.59%	0.45 ha	2,500	—	—
2 Dudwick	Replant felled area	Larch	2.35%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—
2 Dudwick	Replant felled area	Silver birch	1.18%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
2 Dudwick	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	1.18%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
2 Dudwick	Replant felled area	Hazel	1.18%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
2 Dudwick	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	1.18%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 880 268

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 517

Brown earths

Soil association: Tarves
Parent material: Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Tarves · 50% Brown earths
Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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