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FPA-11833

HIRNLEY-Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NJ554013 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
MUIR OF DESS
Nearest town
LUMPHANAN
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ554013
Total area
2.92 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 8 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 26 August 2024
  4. Consultation closes 23 September 2024
  5. Decision issued 2 October 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11833

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 Oct 2024 – 30 Oct 2024
Felling area
2.92 ha
Estimated volume
2,038 m³
Thinning area
26.11 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
2.92 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifersScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

RowanScots pineSilver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.81 ha 37 yr 486 286 m³ no
1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.89 ha 37 yr 1,984 507 m³ no
1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.13 ha 37 yr 104 53 m³ no
4a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.09 ha 30 yr 61 46 m³ no

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
1a Silver birch 1.22 ha 40 m³ 1,000 700
1b Silver birch 0.72 ha 22 m³ 1,000 700
2 Scots pine 0.91 ha 128 m³ 2,200 1,400
3 Silver birch 2.06 ha 170 m³ 1,200 800
3a Silver birch 0.57 ha 35 m³ 2,200 1,800
3b Silver birch 0.56 ha 9 m³ 800 700
4 Scots pine 1 ha 174 m³ 2,000 1,300
4 European larch 0.17 ha 32 m³ 2,000 1,300
5 Silver birch 18.38 ha 508 m³ 1,300 1,000
5a Silver birch 0.52 ha 28 m³ 1,300 1,000

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Silver birch 6.36% 0.18 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Scots pine 93.64% 2.65 ha 2,500 — —
4a Replant felled area Silver birch 55.56% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
4a Replant felled area Rowan 44.44% 0.04 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

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Aboyne

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 784 m away Area 2.33 ha Approved
FPA-8077 Mains of Auchlossan Location

Aboyne

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 7.7 ha Decision issued
CB435087 Newton of Drumduan Location

Dess, Aboyne

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.67 ha Decision issued
FLA02611 Westerton Wood Location

Aboyne

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 19.5 ha Decision issued
FPA-11456 Westerton Wood - Windblow Location

Aboyne

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 1.5 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
17FGS21097 NETHER TILLYLAIR 2 Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 905 m away Area 13.41 ha Approved
26FGS91360 Dess Woodland Creation Location

Aboyne

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 7.83 ha Key date Not published
19FGS38284 Lower Dess Location

BANCHORY

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 60.26 ha Approved
20FGS51543 Craigton New Woodland Creation Location

Kincardine O'Neil

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 4.0 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
20FGS52783 TTH Whitehouse Farm Woodland Creation 2020 Location

Lumphanan

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.1 km away Area 13.85 ha Approved

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Land listings

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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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