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FPA-13271

Cairnton Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Gateside Forest
Nearest town
Keith
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ366472

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 23 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 13 February 2026
  3. Consultation opens 27 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 24 April 2026
  5. Decision issued 5 May 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
14.76 ha
Conifer
14.75 ha
Broadleaf
0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-13271

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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
4 Apr 2026 – 4 Apr 2028
Felling area
14.76 ha
Estimated volume
11,695 m³
Proposed restocking
14.76 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
06,07,08 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 13.79 ha 36 yr 27,580 11,032 m³ None
06 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.42 ha 36 yr 840 336 m³ None
04, 05 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.51 ha 36 yr 1,020 306 m³ None
04,05 Clear Felling Larch 0.03 ha 36 yr 60 18 m³ None
04,05 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.01 ha 36 yr 11 3 m³ None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
06,07,08 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 93.09% 13.74 ha 2,500
06 Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.85% 0.42 ha 2,500
07,08 Create Designed Open Ground 0.34% 0.05 ha
04,05 Replant felled area Norway spruce 3.73% 0.55 ha 2,500
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 365 472

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 498

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Strichen
Parent material
Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills with strong and steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Strichen · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very 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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