FPA-13416
FLS South Strome
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Ardnarff Forest
- Nearest town
- Stromeferry
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NG885350
Key dates
- Application registered 16 April 2026
- Application accepted 15 April 2026
- Consultation opens 1 May 2026
- Consultation closes 29 April 2026
- Decision issued 8 June 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2031
Area
- Total area
- 134.00 ha
- Conifer
- 120.70 ha
- Broadleaf
- 13.30 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 29 July 2026.
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- 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
- 5 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2031
- Felling area
- 134 ha
- Estimated volume
- 61,698 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 134 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Douglas fir Japanese larch Lodgepole pine Mixed conifers Mixed native broadleaves Mountain pine Sitka spruce Western hemlock
Proposed restocking species
Alder Downy birch Hazel Mixed native broadleaves Rowan Sessile oak Willow
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11011 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 92.8 ha | 46 yr | 130,000 | 50,500 m³ | — |
| 11011 | Clear Felling | Douglas fir | 9.9 ha | 46 yr | 11,000 | 3,300 m³ | — |
| 11011 | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 10.2 ha | 65 yr | 8,700 | 4,150 m³ | — |
| 11011 | Clear Felling | Mountain pine | 5.5 ha | 95 yr | 4,150 | 1,560 m³ | — |
| 11011 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 0.5 ha | 58 yr | 1,000 | 59 m³ | — |
| 11011 | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 1.5 ha | 25 yr | 2,500 | 329 m³ | — |
| 11011 | Clear Felling | Western hemlock | 0.1 ha | 32 yr | 510 | 150 m³ | — |
| 11011 | Clear Felling | Mixed native broadleaves | 13.3 ha | 120 yr | 2,500 | 1,500 m³ | — |
| 11564a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.2 ha | 32 yr | 510 | 150 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11654a | I do not intend to restock | — | 0.15% | 0.2 ha | — | — | — |
| 11011 | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 24.63% | 33 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11011 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 6.94% | 9.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11011 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 12.84% | 17.2 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11011 | Replant felled area | Common alder | 3.96% | 5.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11011 | Replant felled area | Willow | 8.96% | 12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11011 | Replant felled area | Sessile oak | 3.96% | 5.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11011 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 4.48% | 6 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11011 | Restock by natural regeneration | Downy birch | 3.96% | 5.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11011 | Restock by natural regeneration | Willow | 3.96% | 5.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11011 | Restock by natural regeneration | Common alder | 0.97% | 1.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11011 | I do not intend to restock | — | 8.43% | 11.3 ha | — | — | — |
| 11011 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 16.79% | 22.5 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NG 885 350
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 389
Brown earths with humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Lochinver
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lewisian gneisses
- Landform
- Valley sides with steep and very steep slopes: moderately and very rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- LOCHINVER(BFS) · 50% Brown earths
- LOCHINVER(HIP) · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
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