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FPA-11526

Strathspey Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Inverlaidnan Hill
Nearest town
Carrbridge
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH852221

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 15 April 2024
  2. Application accepted 15 April 2024
  3. Consultation opens 15 July 2024
  4. Consultation closes 12 August 2024
  5. Decision issued 16 August 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
15.25 ha
Conifer
14.96 ha

Official source

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FPA-11526

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

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    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
12 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2026
Felling area
15.25 ha
Estimated volume
748 m³
Proposed restocking
15.25 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Mixed conifers Other Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
S45/18H1 Clear Felling Other 0.1 ha 0 m³
S45/18F11 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.03 ha 55 yr 1.5 m³
S45/18B1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.46 ha 55 yr 23 m³
S45/19A2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.41 ha 55 yr 70.5 m³
S45/19B10 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.17 ha 55 yr 8.5 m³
S45/19A5 Clear Felling Scots pine 5.03 ha 55 yr 251.5 m³
S45/19B4 Clear Felling Other 0.19 ha 55 yr 0 m³
S45/18D3 Clear Felling Scots pine 1.08 ha 55 yr 54 m³
S45/19D13 Clear Felling Scots pine 2.04 ha 55 yr 102 m³
S45/19A3 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.06 ha 55 yr 3 m³
S45/18F10 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.37 ha 55 yr 68.5 m³
S45/19G5 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 3.2 ha 55 yr 160 m³
S45/18F Clear Felling Scots pine 0.11 ha 55 yr 5.5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
S45/18H1 Replant felled area Scots pine 0.66% 0.1 ha 1,600
S45/18F11 Replant felled area Scots pine 0.2% 0.03 ha 1,600
S45/18B1 Replant felled area Scots pine 3.02% 0.46 ha 1,600
S45/19A2 Replant felled area Scots pine 9.25% 1.41 ha 1,600
S45/19B10 Replant felled area Scots pine 1.11% 0.17 ha 1,600
S45/19A5 Replant felled area Scots pine 32.98% 5.03 ha 1,600
S45/19B4 Replant felled area Scots pine 1.25% 0.19 ha 1,600
S45/18D3 Replant felled area Scots pine 7.08% 1.08 ha 1,600
S45/19D13 Create Designed Open Ground 13.38% 2.04 ha
S45/19A3 Replant felled area Scots pine 0.39% 0.06 ha 1,600
S45/18F10 Create Designed Open Ground 8.98% 1.37 ha
S45/19G5 Replant felled area Scots pine 20.98% 3.2 ha 1,600
S45/18F Replant felled area Scots pine 0.72% 0.11 ha 1,600
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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Kinveachy Forest

Site 864

Official SiteLink record for Kinveachy Forest
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 286 m away Published area 5,327.45 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 852 220

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 10

Humus-iron podzols with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Aberlour
Parent material
Drifts derived from acid schists and granitic rocks
Landform
Hills and valley sides with strong and steep slopes: moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Lynmore · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Aberlour · 50% Peaty gleyed 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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