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FPA-11710

Cairnfield

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cairnfield
Nearest town
Arradoul
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ429597

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 21 June 2024
  2. Application accepted 20 June 2024
  3. Consultation opens 26 July 2024
  4. Consultation closes 23 August 2024
  5. Decision issued 30 September 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
6.85 ha
Conifer
6.85 ha

Official source

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FPA-11710

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 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
1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2025
Felling area
6.55 ha
Estimated volume
4,512 m³
Thinning area
37.65 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
6.55 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
3d1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.49 ha 39 yr 735 196 m³ N/A
3d2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.89 ha 39 yr 1,300 356 m³ N/A
4a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.17 ha 39 yr 6,200 2,068 m³ N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
3a1 Mixed conifers 1.96 ha 98 m³ 1,900 1,500
3a2 Mixed conifers 1.96 ha 98 m³ 1,900 1,500
3a3 Sitka spruce 0.35 ha 18 m³ 1,900 1,500
3a4 Sitka spruce 0.35 ha 18 m³ 1,900 1,500
3a5 Mixed conifers 0.5 ha 25 m³ 1,900 1,500
3a6 Mixed conifers 0.5 ha 25 m³ 1,900 1,500
3a7 Mixed conifers 0.5 ha 25 m³ 1,900 1,500
3a8 Mixed conifers 0.5 ha 25 m³ 1,900 1,500
3a9 Mixed conifers 0.58 ha 29 m³ 1,900 1,500
3a10 Sitka spruce 0.58 ha 29 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b1 Sitka spruce 4.82 ha 241 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b2 Sitka spruce 4.82 ha 241 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b3 Sitka spruce 1.51 ha 76 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b4 Scots pine 1.51 ha 76 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b5 Scots pine 1.01 ha 51 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b6 Sitka spruce 1.01 ha 51 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b7 Sitka spruce 1.81 ha 91 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b8 Scots pine 1.81 ha 91 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b9 Sitka spruce 0.17 ha 9 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b10 Scots pine 0.17 ha 9 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b11 Sitka spruce 0.27 ha 14 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b12 Scots pine 0.27 ha 14 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b13 Sitka spruce 1.14 ha 57 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b14 Scots pine 1.14 ha 57 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b15 Sitka spruce 0.13 ha 7 m³ 1,900 1,500
3b16 Scots pine 0.13 ha 7 m³ 1,900 1,500
3c3 Japanese larch 1.11 ha 56 m³ 1,900 1,500
3c4 Sitka spruce 1.11 ha 56 m³ 1,900 1,500
3d3 Sitka spruce 0.38 ha 19 m³ 1,900 1,500
3d4 Sitka spruce 0.36 ha 18 m³ 1,900 1,500
3d5 Sitka spruce 0.34 ha 17 m³ 1,900 1,500
3d6 Sitka spruce 2.64 ha 132 m³ 1,900 1,500
3f1 Sitka spruce 0.83 ha 42 m³ 1,900 1,500
3f2 Sitka spruce 1.21 ha 61 m³ 1,900 1,500
3z6 Sitka spruce 0.17 ha 9 m³ 1,900 1,500

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
3d1 Replant felled Douglas fir area 4.89% 0.32 ha 2,700
3d1 Replant felled Scots pine area 2.6% 0.17 ha 2,700
3d2 Replant felled Douglas fir area 8.85% 0.58 ha 2,700
3d2 Replant felled Scots pine area 4.73% 0.31 ha 2,700
4a Replant felled Douglas fir area 49.31% 3.23 ha 2,700
4a Replant felled Scots pine area 26.56% 1.74 ha 2,700
4z1 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 1.53% 0.1 ha 1,600
4z2 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 1.53% 0.1 ha 1,600
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 428 596

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 243

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Foudland
Parent material
Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
Landform
Hills and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Foudland · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 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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