FPA-13271
Cairnton Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Gateside Forest
- Nearest town
- Keith
- Local authority
- Moray Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ366472
Key dates
- Application registered 23 February 2026
- Application accepted 13 February 2026
- Consultation opens 27 March 2026
- Consultation closes 24 April 2026
- Decision issued 5 May 2026
- 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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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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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
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative 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
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
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
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
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