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FPA-13061

Pickston and Drumcairn

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Pickston Phase 1
Nearest town
Glenfarg
Local authority
Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO108118

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 December 2025
  2. Application accepted 8 December 2025
  3. Consultation opens 20 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 17 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 7 September 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
7.60 ha
Conifer
3.50 ha
Broadleaf
0.12 ha

Official source

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FPA-13061

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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
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  4. 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
11 Jun 2026 – 11 Jun 2028
Felling area
7.6 ha
Estimated volume
3,313 m³
Proposed restocking
7.6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1k Clear Felling European larch 0.02 ha 30 yr 35 6 m³
1l Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.01 ha 30 yr 23 4 m³
1m Clear Felling European larch 0.02 ha 30 yr 37 6 m³
1n Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 30 yr 28 5 m³
1o Clear Felling Elm 0.02 ha 30 yr 35 6 m³
1p Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 30 yr 34 6 m³
1q Clear Felling European larch 0.03 ha 30 yr 46 8 m³
1r Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 30 yr 34 6 m³
1s Clear Felling European larch 0.03 ha 30 yr 49 8 m³
1t Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.03 ha 30 yr 45 8 m³
1u Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.19 ha 30 yr 377 98 m³
1v Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.7 ha 30 yr 1,392 362 m³
1w Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.21 ha 30 yr 2,413 627 m³
1x Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.16 ha 73 yr 322 84 m³
1y Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.26 ha 73 yr 514 134 m³
2e Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.18 ha 73 yr 364 94 m³
2f Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.16 ha 73 yr 313 24 m³
2h Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.37 ha 73 yr 743 193 m³
2j Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.47 ha 73 yr 945 245 m³
2n Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.81 ha 73 yr 1,628 423 m³
3f Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.58 ha 73 yr 1,154 194 m³
3k Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.38 ha 73 yr 759 128 m³
3l Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.35 ha 73 yr 704 118 m³
4l Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.35 ha 73 yr 566 119 m³
4u Clear Felling Scots pine 0.08 ha 73 yr 129 27 m³
4u Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.08 ha 73 yr 129 27 m³
4v Clear Felling European larch 0.72 ha 73 yr 1,146 241 m³
4w Clear Felling Scots pine 0.15 ha 73 yr 237 50 m³
4z Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.18 ha 73 yr 296 62 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1q Replant felled area Sitka spruce 27.89% 2.12 ha 2,700
1r Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 2.76% 0.21 ha 2,700
1r Replant felled area Woody shrubs 2.76% 0.21 ha 1,600
1s Create Designed Open Ground Mixed broadleaves 2.76% 0.21 ha 2,700
2c Replant felled area Norway spruce 26.18% 1.99 ha 2,700
3f Replant felled area Sitka spruce 7.63% 0.58 ha 2,700
3k Replant felled area Sitka spruce 5% 0.38 ha 2,700
3l Replant felled area Sitka spruce 4.61% 0.35 ha 2,700
4g Replant felled area Sitka spruce 9.74% 0.74 ha 2,700
4g Create Designed Open Ground 3.68% 0.28 ha
4l Create Designed Open Ground Sitka spruce 4.61% 0.35 ha 2,700
4z Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.37% 0.18 ha 1,600
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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Pitkeathly Mires

Site 1293

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Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 60.84 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 108 117

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 472

Brown earths

Soil association
Sourhope
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills with strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Sourhope · 100% 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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