FPA-11713
Walkerdale Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Linn House Wood
- Nearest town
- Drybridge
- Local authority
- Moray Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ431615
Key dates
- Application registered 21 June 2024
- Application accepted 3 June 2024
- Consultation opens 26 August 2024
- Consultation closes 25 August 2024
- Decision issued 4 September 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 13.10 ha
- Conifer
- 13.10 ha
Official source
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FPA-11713 Find FPA-11713 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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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 Aug 2024 – 31 Dec 2026
- Felling area
- 13.1 ha
- Estimated volume
- 5,000 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 13.1 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Hazel Rowan Sessile oak Silver birch Sitka spruce Wild cherry (Gean)
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 13.1 ha | 50 yr | 9,000 | 5,000 m³ | None |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sessile oak | 6.11% | 0.8 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Wild cherry (Gean) | 3.44% | 0.45 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 3.44% | 0.45 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 3.44% | 0.45 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 3.44% | 0.45 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 80.15% | 10.5 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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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 · NJ 430 614
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 498
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Strichen
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with strong and steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Strichen · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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