← All felling applications

FPA-11701

Kilravock Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cairnglass Wood
Nearest town
Ardersier
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH810506

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 18 June 2024
  2. Application accepted 18 June 2024
  3. Consultation opens 24 July 2024
  4. Consultation closes 21 August 2024
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
13.11 ha
Conifer
13.11 ha

Official source

Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.

FPA-11701

Find FPA-11701 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.

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

    Information from the application PDF is available below.

    View data added from the PDF →
  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window
17 Aug 2024 – 1 Apr 2025
Felling area
18.56 ha
Estimated volume
3,792 m³
Proposed restocking
18.56 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
5 b Clear Felling Douglas fir 3.98 ha 66 yr 5,250 880 m³
4a1 Clear Felling Scots pine 10.61 ha 66 yr 13,250 2,120 m³
4a2 Clear Felling Scots pine 3.97 ha 66 yr 4,875 792 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
5 b Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 17.62% 3.27 ha 2,500
4a1 Replant felled area Douglas fir 51.45% 9.55 ha 2,500
4a2 Replant felled area Douglas fir 21.39% 3.97 ha 2,500
4a1 Create Designed Open Ground 1.89% 0.35 ha
4b1 Create Designed Open Ground 5.71% 1.06 ha
5b Create Designed Open Ground 1.94% 0.36 ha
Early access

Indicative conifer market context

Indicative conifer standing-timber benchmark

Available to users with early access.

Explore this application's conifer crop benchmark, fifteen years of price history and the assumptions behind the figures.

Request early access

Illustrative preview · Early access feature

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Kildrummie Kames

Site 845

Official SiteLink record for Kildrummie Kames
Designation MIXED Proximity 491 m away Published area 643.21 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 810 505

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 145

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Cromarty
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone strata, often with water-modified material
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Kindeace · 100% Humus-iron podzols
View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

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.

James Hutton Institute Open Data Licence ↗

These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-11911 Kilravock Estate Location

Ardersier

Highland

Status Expired Distance 0 m away Area 13.11 ha Decision issued
FLA00254 Kilravock Castle Location

Croy

Highland

Status Expired Distance 566 m away Area 17.78 ha Decision issued
FLA00336 Kilravock Estate Location

Croy

Highland

Status Expired Distance 633 m away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
FPA-7707 Kilravock Castle Location

Croy

Highland

Status Expired Distance 806 m away Area 14.79 ha Decision issued
CB79668 Kilravock Castle Location

Croy

Highland

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 37.1 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

Nearby records

Nearby woodland creation applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
24FGS79819 Balfreish new woodland Location

Inverness

Highland

Status Approved Distance 3.4 km away Area 2.45 ha Approved
18FGS27578 Balfreish House woodland creation Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 4.1 km away Area 3.3 ha Approved
24FGS77759 Rehiran New Woodland Location

Cawdor

Highland

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 42.95 ha Approved
18FGS26278 Cantraydoune Woodland Creation Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 5.6 km away Area 8.14 ha Approved
20FGS53425 Ruallan FGS Location

Ruallan

Highland

Status Approved Distance 5.6 km away Area 68.91 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.