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FPA-11524

Strathspey Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Tordhu Wood
Nearest town
Carrbridge
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH880220

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 15 April 2024
  2. Application accepted 15 April 2024
  3. Consultation opens 15 July 2024
  4. Consultation closes 12 August 2024
  5. Decision issued 16 August 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
8.85 ha
Conifer
3.58 ha

Official source

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FPA-11524

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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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  2. 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
1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2026
Felling area
8.85 ha
Estimated volume
1,600 m³
Proposed restocking
8.85 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Aspen Birch Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
4512I Clear Felling Norway spruce 4.11 ha 46 yr 4,600 1,000 m³
4512K Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.16 ha 46 yr 1,200 300 m³
4512A4 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 3.58 ha 46 yr 3,000 300 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
4512I Replant felled area Scots pine 46.44% 4.11 ha 1,600
4512K Replant felled area Birch 6.55% 0.58 ha 1,100
4512K Replant felled area Aspen 6.55% 0.58 ha 1,100
4512A4 Replant felled area Scots pine 10.06% 0.89 ha 1,100
4512A4 Replant felled area Birch 10.17% 0.9 ha 1,100
4512A4 Create Designed Open Ground 20.23% 1.79 ha
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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

Kinveachy Forest

Site 864

Official SiteLink record for Kinveachy Forest
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 130 m away Published area 5,327.45 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 879 219

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 173

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Dulsie
Parent material
Partially sorted gravelly fine sands derived from acid schists and granites
Landform
Hills and valley sides with strong and steep slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Drumguish · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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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.

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

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

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Status Approved Distance 7.1 km away Area 85.15 ha Approved

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