FPA-13357

Nicolswalls

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

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

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Nicolswalls
Nearest town: Denny
Local authority: Falkirk Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NS756837
Total area: 9.13 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 24 March 2026
Application accepted 24 March 2026
Consultation opens 24 April 2026
Consultation closes 23 April 2026
Decision issued 10 July 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2029
First archived 18 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13357

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2029
Felling area: 9.12 ha
Estimated volume: 3,732 m³
Proposed restocking: 9.12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

LarchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesMixed conifersScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	5.41 ha	37 yr	14,125	2,542 m³	Tape
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.26 ha	37 yr	5,200	750 m³	Tape
3	Clear Felling	Larch	0.8 ha	37 yr	2,425	340 m³	Tape
3	Clear Felling	Larch	0.65 ha	37 yr	975	100 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	64.36%	5.87 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	24.78%	2.26 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	5.15%	0.47 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.95%	0.36 ha	—	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Scots pine	1.75%	0.16 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
CB61652 Nicolswalls	Location Denny Stirling	Status Expired	Distance 546 m away	Area 22.58 ha	Decision issued 18 Jul 2012
FPA-6576 Lochend Farm	Location SFA West, Denny Stirling	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 5.5 ha	Decision issued 7 Feb 2020
FPA-7987 Craigengelt Farm	Location SFA West, Carron Bridge Stirling	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 19.5 ha	Decision issued 27 May 2021
FPA-13116 Carron Valley Community Woodland	Location Denny North Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 2.64 ha	Approved 23 Mar 2026
FPA-7477 Carron Valley Community Woodland	Location Denny North Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 1.24 ha	Decision issued 5 Oct 2020

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
20FGS52385 Lily Wood Project	Location Carron Bridge North Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.99 ha	Approved 10 May 2021
23FGS76113 Sheilwalls NWC	Location Carron Bridge Stirling	Status Approved	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 32.13 ha	Approved 25 Apr 2024
26FGS94600 Shielwalls NWC	Location Denny Stirling	Status Open For Comment	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 32.13 ha	Consultation ends 24 Nov 2026
17FGS24917 Doups WC	Location Falkirk	Status Approved	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 82.08 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
19FGS44623 Muirpark Plantation	Location STIRLING Stirling	Status Approved	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 63.94 ha	Approved 23 Mar 2021

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

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:14 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
18 Jul 2026, 06:23 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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