FPA-11827
Dunlugas Estate - Windblow
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Toms Hill Wood
- Nearest town
- Turriff
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ706560
Key dates
- Application registered 12 August 2024
- Application accepted 7 August 2024
- Consultation opens 19 August 2024
- Consultation closes 18 August 2024
- Decision issued 20 August 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 1.19 ha
- Conifer
- 1.19 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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First captured
- 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
- 19 Aug 2024 – 13 Dec 2025
- Felling area
- 1.19 ha
- Estimated volume
- 475 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.19 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Hazel Sessile oak Silver birch Sitka spruce Wild cherry (Gean)
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toms Hill | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.19 ha | 37 yr | 1,100 | 475 m³ | None |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toms Hill | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 84.03% | 1 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Toms Hill | Replant felled area | Sessile oak | 4.2% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Toms Hill | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 4.2% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Toms Hill | Replant felled area | Hazel | 4.2% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Toms Hill | Replant felled area | Wild cherry (Gean) | 3.36% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 706 560
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
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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