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FPA-13501

Dunecht Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NJ763085 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Sawmill Wood (A17a1) & Scattie Woods (A18, A19)
Nearest town
Echt, Westhill
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ763085
Total area
2.41 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 2 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 4 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 15 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 12 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 24 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031
  7. First archived 18 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 6 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13501

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 Aug 2026 – 1 Oct 2026
Felling area
2.41 ha
Estimated volume
1,252 m³
Thinning area
16.54 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
2.41 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pineSitka spruceWestern hemlock

Proposed restocking species

AlderNorway spruceRowanScots pineSessile oakSilver birchWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
A17a1 Clear Felling Western hemlock 0.33 ha 61 yr 119 83 m³ Feller select
A17a1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.33 ha 61 yr 71 50 m³ Feller select
A19a1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.27 ha 43 yr 269 162 m³ Feller select
A19a1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.48 ha 43 yr 618 371 m³ Feller select

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
A18a1 Sitka spruce 1.19 ha 60 m³
A18b1 Scots pine 1.51 ha 41 m³
A18b1 Norway spruce 1.51 ha 45 m³
A18b2 Norway spruce 1.21 ha 49 m³
A19a1 Sitka spruce 3.35 ha 168 m³
A19a3 Norway spruce 0.02 ha 1 m³
A19a4 Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 4 m³
A19a4 Scots pine 0.12 ha 5 m³
A19a5 Western hemlock 0.17 ha 7 m³
A19b1 Scots pine 3.04 ha 61 m³
A19b2 Hybrid larch 0.64 ha 13 m³
A19b3 Scots pine 0.21 ha 4 m³
A19c1 Sitka spruce 1.83 ha 91 m³
A19c2 Norway spruce 0.19 ha 8 m³
A19d1 Scots pine 1.43 ha 29 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
A17a1 Replant felled area Scots pine 5.39% 0.13 ha 1,600 — —
A17a1 Replant felled area Sessile oak 5.39% 0.13 ha 1,600 — —
A17a1 Replant felled area Common alder 8.3% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
A17a1 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 8.3% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
A19a1 Replant felled area Sessile oak 2.07% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
A19a1 Replant felled area Common alder 2.07% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
A19a1 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 2.07% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
A19a1 Replant felled area Rowan 2.49% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
A19a1 Replant felled area Silver birch 2.49% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
A19a1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 61.41% 1.48 ha 2,500 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-11157 Skene Estate Location

Westhill

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 7.86 ha Decision issued
CB431738 Skene Estate Location

Lyne of Skene

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 7.16 ha Decision issued
FLA02187 Dunecht Estate Properties Location

Ducecht

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 0.16 ha Decision issued
FLA01712 Dunecht Estates Location

Dunecht

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 1.3 ha Decision issued
FLA01713 Dunecht Estates Location

Echt

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 2.5 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
15FGS02413 East Letter Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 2.14 ha Approved
16FGS12417 Leuchar Moss Native Pinewood Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 10.35 ha Approved
17FGS21877 Hill of Fare Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.8 km away Area 46.29 ha Approved
16FGS12818 Candyglirach Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.8 km away Area 6.18 ha Approved
24FGS78479 Burnhead Orchard Location

Westhill

Aberdeenshire

Status Under Consideration Distance 7.4 km away Area 0 ha Key date Not published

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Land listings

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Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration

  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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