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FPA-11769

Slains Park - Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Den of Loch Ery
Nearest town
Kinneff
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NO840768

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 July 2024
  2. Application accepted 17 July 2024
  3. Consultation opens 29 July 2024
  4. Consultation closes 26 August 2024
  5. Decision issued 9 September 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.85 ha
Conifer
0.70 ha
Broadleaf
0.15 ha

Official source

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FPA-11769

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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
10 Jan 2025 – 30 Jan 2025
Felling area
0.85 ha
Estimated volume
84 m³
Proposed restocking
0.85 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Aspen Hazel Rowan Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.7 ha 28 yr 290 58 m³ no
1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.15 ha 28 yr 120 26 m³ no

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Rowan 24.71% 0.21 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Silver birch 24.71% 0.21 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Aspen 24.71% 0.21 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Hazel 25.88% 0.22 ha 1,600
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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 840 767

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 490

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Stonehaven
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone conglomerates and lavas
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Stonehaven · 70% Brown earths
  • Shields · 30% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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