FPA-11641

Fordie Estate-BW

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Bridge Wood
Nearest town: Torphins
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ651019
Total area: 1.45 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

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
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11641

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

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

Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Downy birchPedunculate oakRowanScots pineSilver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed 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

Detailed proposed restocking operations
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	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
CB341807 Craigmyle Estate Woodlands	Location Torphins (Craigmyle) Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 810 m away	Area 10.28 ha	Decision issued 17 Mar 2014
FPA-13517 Dunecht Estates -Cormoir Wood	Location Banchory Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 1.03 ha	Approved 21 Aug 2026
CB154628 Craigmyle Estate	Location Torphins Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 11.83 ha	Decision issued 1 Feb 2013
FLA02569 Learney Estate	Location Torphins Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 16.02 ha	Decision issued 19 Dec 2017
FPA-13097 Craigmyle Estate	Location TORPHINS Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 5.78 ha	Approved 16 Jun 2026

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
17FGS20917 Dunswell Woodland Creation	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 36.62 ha	Approved 16 Nov 2018
18FGS34089 Easter Beltie Woodland Creation	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 31.42 ha	Approved 13 Mar 2020
18FGS25357 Easter Beltie Woodland Creation	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Under Consideration	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 15.81 ha	Key date Not published
22FGS69894 Cross of Fare Pinewood	Location Lumphanan Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 102.31 ha	Approved 17 Apr 2023
20FGS53144 PITMEDDEN Woodland Creation	Location Torphins Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 5.39 ha	Approved 24 Aug 2021

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 12:08 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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