FPA-13519
Aulton of Atherb
Under Consideration Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Atherb Woods
- Nearest town
- Maud
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ919496
Key dates
- Application registered 9 June 2026
- Application accepted 8 June 2026
- Consultation opens 23 July 2026
- Consultation closes 20 August 2026
- Decision issued Not yet
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 2.31 ha
- Conifer
- 2.31 ha
Official source
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FPA-13519 Find FPA-13519 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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Status changed
- From
- Open For Comment
- To
- Under Consideration
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Open For Comment
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Forestry operations
Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.
- Felling window
- 15 Jul 2026 – 15 Jul 2027
- Felling area
- 2.31 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,245 m³
- Thinning area
- 1.63 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 2.31 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.62 ha | 50 yr | 1,250 | 375 m³ | — |
| 0b | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.33 ha | 50 yr | 600 | 180 m³ | — |
| 0d | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.87 ha | 40 yr | 1,750 | 350 m³ | — |
| 0e | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.49 ha | 40 yr | 980 | 230 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0c | Sitka spruce | 1.63 ha | 110 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0a | Plant an alternative area | Beech | 16.02% | 0.37 ha | 1,600 | — | Restock a & b |
| 0a | Plant an alternative area | Holly | 5.19% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | Restock a & b |
| 0a | Plant an alternative area | Hornbea m | 5.19% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | Restock a & b |
| 0b | Restock by natural regeneration | Beech | 8.66% | 0.2 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 0b | Restock by natural regeneration | Rowan | 3.03% | 0.07 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 0b | Restock by natural regeneration | Hazel | 3.03% | 0.07 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 0d | Plant an alternative area | Beech | 22.51% | 0.52 ha | 1,600 | — | Restock a & b |
| 0d | Plant an alternative area | Holly | 7.36% | 0.17 ha | 1,600 | — | Restock a & b |
| 0d | Plant an alternative area | Hornbea m | 7.36% | 0.17 ha | 1,600 | — | Restock a & b |
| 0e | Restock by natural regeneration | Beech | 12.99% | 0.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 0e | Restock by natural regeneration | Rowan | 4.33% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 0e | Restock by natural regeneration | Hazel | 4.33% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 919 496
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 517
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Tarves
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Tarves · 50% Brown earths
- Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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