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FPA-13519

Aulton of Atherb

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Atherb Woods
Nearest town
Maud
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ919496

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 9 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 8 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 23 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 20 August 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
2.31 ha
Conifer
2.31 ha

Official source

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FPA-13519

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  3. 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

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Beech Hazel Holly Hornbeam Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
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.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
0c Sitka spruce 1.63 ha 110 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative 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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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
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.