FPA-11641
Fordie Estate-BW
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Bridge Wood
- Nearest town
- Torphins
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ651019
Key dates
- Application registered 30 May 2024
- Application accepted 30 May 2024
- Consultation opens 2 August 2024
- Consultation closes 1 August 2024
- Decision issued 5 August 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 1.45 ha
- Conifer
- 1.45 ha
Official source
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First archived 27 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
- 1 Jul 2024 – 1 Jul 2026
- Felling area
- 1.45 ha
- Estimated volume
- 288 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.45 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 1.45 ha | 65 yr | 824 | 288 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1b | Replant felled area | Pedunculate oak | 15.86% | 0.23 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1b | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 10.34% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1b | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 8.28% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1b | Replant felled area | Rowan | 6.21% | 0.09 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 6.21% | 0.09 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 6.21% | 0.09 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Rowan | 5.52% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 41.38% | 0.6 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
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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 651 019
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 115
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Countesswells
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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