FPA-11697

Todholes

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Todholes
Nearest town: Forres
Local authority: Moray Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ106547

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Key dates

Application registered 14 June 2024
Application accepted 13 June 2024
Consultation opens 25 July 2024
Consultation closes 22 August 2024
Decision issued 30 September 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 10.87 ha
Conifer: 10.02 ha

Official source

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FPA-11697

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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: 11.13 ha
Estimated volume: 5,919 m³
Thinning area: 6.65 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 11.13 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Japanese larch Larch Mixed conifers Norway spruce Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Mixed conifers Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
5C	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.38 ha	72 yr	570	152 m³	Tape
5D	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.48 ha	71 yr	720	192 m³	Tape
5F	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.28 ha	72 yr	252	182 m³	Tape
5F	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.27 ha	72 yr	243	176 m³	Tape
5M	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.03 ha	72 yr	27	20 m³	Tape
5M	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.03 ha	72 yr	27	20 m³	Tape
6B1	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.66 ha	71 yr	594	429 m³	Tape
6B4	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.3 ha	27 yr	540	90 m³	Tape
6C	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.17 ha	71 yr	153	111 m³	Tape
6E	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.68 ha	71 yr	612	442 m³	Tape
6F	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.55 ha	71 yr	495	358 m³	Tape
6F	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.55 ha	71 yr	495	358 m³	Tape
6G	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	1.45 ha	27 yr	2,610	435 m³	Tape
7B	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.52 ha	71 yr	468	338 m³	Tape
7B1	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	1 ha	71 yr	900	650 m³	Tape
8H	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.35 ha	70 yr	1,215	608 m³	Tape
8H	Clear Felling	Larch	1.34 ha	70 yr	1,206	603 m³	Tape
8I	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.55 ha	70 yr	385	248 m³	Tape
8I	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.54 ha	70 yr	378	243 m³	Tape

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
5B	Douglas fir	0.3 ha	12 m³
5B1	Douglas fir	0.28 ha	11 m³
6B2	Douglas fir	0.6 ha	24 m³
6B3	Douglas fir	1.06 ha	43 m³
6N1	Mixed native broadleaves	0.18 ha	7 m³
7B2	Douglas fir	1.16 ha	44 m³
8B	Douglas fir	0.37 ha	15 m³
8B1	Douglas fir	2.49 ha	100 m³
8B2	Douglas fir	0.21 ha	8 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
5C	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	3.41%	0.38 ha	2,500	—	—
5D	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	1.26%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
5D	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	1.53%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
5D	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	1.53%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
5F	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	0.99%	0.11 ha	2,500	—	—
5F	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	1.98%	0.22 ha	1,600	—	—
5M	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	0.27%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
5M	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	0.27%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
6B1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	3.95%	0.44 ha	2,500	—	—
6B1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	0.99%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—
6B1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	0.99%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—
6B4	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.7%	0.3 ha	—	—	—
6C	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	0.81%	0.09 ha	1,600	—	—
6C	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	0.72%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
6E	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	4.58%	0.51 ha	2,500	—	—
6E	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	0.81%	0.09 ha	1,600	—	—
6E	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	0.72%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
6F	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	3.86%	0.43 ha	2,500	—	—
6F	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	3.05%	0.34 ha	1,600	—	—
6F	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	2.96%	0.33 ha	1,600	—	—
6G	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.81%	0.09 ha	—	—	—
6G	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	9.34%	1.04 ha	2,500	—	—
6G	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	1.44%	0.16 ha	1,600	—	—
7B	Replant felled area	Scots pine	4.67%	0.52 ha	1,600	—	—
7B1	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	8.98%	1 ha	2,500	—	—
8H	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	24.17%	2.69 ha	2,500	—	—
8H	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	9.79%	1.09 ha	2,500	—	—
5F	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	1.98%	0.22 ha	1,600	—	—
6G	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	1.44%	0.16 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 106 547

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

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Strichen · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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