FPA-11685

Birkenbog-Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Birkenbog Wood
Nearest town: Fordyce
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ537629

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Key dates

Application registered 12 June 2024
Application accepted 6 June 2024
Consultation opens 20 August 2024
Consultation closes 19 August 2024
Decision issued 27 August 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 1.79 ha
Conifer: 1.79 ha

Official source

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FPA-11685

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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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9 Jul 2026, 10:06 BST

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 Jul 2024 – 1 Aug 2025
Felling area: 1.79 ha
Estimated volume: 600 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.79 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1g	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.64 ha	28 yr	1,500	250 m³	n/a
1e	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.15 ha	28 yr	1,500	350 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1b	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	18.44%	0.33 ha	2,500	—	—
1d	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	31.84%	0.57 ha	2,500	—	—
1n	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	25.7%	0.46 ha	2,500	—	—
1o	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	12.85%	0.23 ha	2,500	—	—
1p	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5.03%	0.09 ha	1,600	—	—
Open	Create Designed Open Ground	—	6.15%	0.11 ha	—	—	—

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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 537 628

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

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Strichen · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-7879 Birkenbog	Location Fordyce Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 224 m away	Area 2.41 ha	Decision issued 10 May 2021
FPA-6529 Seafield Rural (Cullen)	Location Cullen Moray	Status Expired	Distance 316 m away	Area 0.17 ha	Decision issued 15 Jul 2019
FPA-7824 Seafield Rural	Location Cullen Moray	Status Expired	Distance 949 m away	Area 42.16 ha	Decision issued 30 Mar 2021
FPA-8311 Lythe Home	Location Cullen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 3.85 ha	Decision issued 27 Sept 2021
CB469893 Greenhill	Location Deskford Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 11.73 ha	Decision issued 22 Jul 2014