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FPA-11804

Fannich Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Lodge Woodland
Nearest town
Dingwall
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH218662

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 31 July 2024
  2. Application accepted 29 July 2024
  3. Consultation opens 14 August 2024
  4. Consultation closes 11 September 2024
  5. Decision issued 2 October 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
4.80 ha
Conifer
4.80 ha

Official source

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FPA-11804

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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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  2. First captured

    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 – 28 Feb 2026
Felling area
4.8 ha
Estimated volume
1,455 m³
Proposed restocking
4.8 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 3.9 ha 47 yr 3,377 1,182 m³ all
1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.9 ha 47 yr 780 273 m³ all

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a Replant felled area Downy birch 50% 0.99 ha 1,600
1a Replant felled area Scots pine 29.8% 0.59 ha 1,600
1a Replant felled area Common alder 10.1% 0.2 ha 1,600
1a Replant felled area Rowan 5.05% 0.1 ha 1,600
1a Replant felled area Goat willow 5.05% 0.1 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Downy birch 50% 1.41 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Scots pine 94.44% 0.85 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Alder 31.11% 0.28 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Rowan 15.56% 0.14 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Goat willow 15.56% 0.14 ha 1,600
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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Fannich Hills

Site 627

Official SiteLink record for Fannich Hills
Designation MIXED Proximity 123 m away Published area 10,896.79 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 217 661

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 26

Peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic semi-confined peat with peaty gleys

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

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

  • Kildonan · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Semi-confined peat · 35% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
  • Badanloch · 30% Peaty gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited 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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