FPA-11666

Kildonan Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Craggie
Nearest town: Helmsdale
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NC912196

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Key dates

Application registered 6 June 2024
Application accepted 17 June 2024
Consultation opens 16 August 2024
Consultation closes 13 September 2024
Decision issued 2 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 4.35 ha
Conifer: 4.35 ha

Official source

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FPA-11666

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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: 15 Aug 2024 – 30 Oct 2025
Felling area: 4.35 ha
Estimated volume: 933 m³
Thinning area: 5.83 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 4.35 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Lodgepole pine Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Larch Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.68 ha	58 yr	1,105	135 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.26 ha	58 yr	290	34 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.49 ha	58 yr	2,115	233 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Larch	0.27 ha	58 yr	405	55 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	1.53 ha	58 yr	2,585	284 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.12 ha	58 yr	220	22 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
1	Scots pine	5.35 ha	156 m³
1	Scots pine	0.3 ha	9 m³
1	Larch	0.18 ha	5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	21.38%	0.93 ha	—	—	—
2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	18.85%	0.82 ha	—	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Larch	9.2%	0.4 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	11.03%	0.48 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	27.59%	1.2 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	11.95%	0.52 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NC 912 196

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 25

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Hummocky valley moraines: often bouldery

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Aberscross · 50% Brown earths
Gordonbush · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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FLA00613 Torrish Forest	Location Helmsdale Highland	Status Expired	Distance 3.8 km away	Area 2.77 ha	Decision issued 6 Aug 2015