FPA-11733

Inschcorsie & Retanach - Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Inschcorsie & Retanach wood
Nearest town: Rothiemay
Local authority: Moray Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ563496

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Key dates

Application registered 27 June 2024
Application accepted 27 June 2024
Consultation opens 22 July 2024
Consultation closes 19 August 2024
Decision issued 27 August 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 12.12 ha
Conifer: 12.12 ha

Official source

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FPA-11733

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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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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 Sept 2024 – 1 Sept 2025
Felling area: 12.12 ha
Estimated volume: 4,040 m³
Proposed restocking: 12.12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1b1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.39 ha	59 yr	2,000	1,050 m³	n/a
1b1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	3.38 ha	59 yr	2,000	1,050 m³	n/a
1b2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.87 ha	59 yr	2,300	1,500 m³	n/a
1d1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.74 ha	60 yr	400	220 m³	n/a
1d1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.74 ha	60 yr	400	220 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1b1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	55.94%	6.78 ha	2,500	—	—
1b2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	15.92%	1.93 ha	2,500	—	—
1b2	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	15.92%	1.93 ha	2,500	—	—
1d1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	12.21%	1.48 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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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
Moss of Crombie Site 1196 Official SiteLink record for Moss of Crombie ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.9 km away	Published area 131.29 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Moss of Crombie

Site 1196

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.9 km away

Published area 131.29 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 562 495

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

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
CB405534 Inchcorsie and Retanach	Location Rothiemay Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 641 m away	Area 12.5 ha	Decision issued 8 May 2014
FPA-6613 Inchcorsie & Retanach	Location Rothiemay Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 728 m away	Area 15.19 ha	Decision issued 16 Aug 2019
FLA03219 Ardmeallie	Location Rothiemay Moray	Status Expired	Distance 849 m away	Area 0.22 ha	Decision issued 16 Jul 2018
CB170435 Barnhill	Location Rothiemay Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.08 ha	Decision issued 2 May 2013
CB86933 Barnhill Steading	Location Rothiemay Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 0.05 ha	Decision issued 5 Sept 2012