FPA-11736
Birchfield
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Birchfield
- Nearest town
- Whitebridge
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NH497132
Key dates
- Application registered 28 June 2024
- Application accepted 28 June 2024
- Consultation opens 4 July 2024
- Consultation closes 1 August 2024
- Decision issued 5 August 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 6.87 ha
- Conifer
- 4.39 ha
Official source
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FPA-11736 Find FPA-11736 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
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 Aug 2024 – 31 Aug 2028
- Felling area
- 6.87 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,363 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 6.87 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.52 ha | 40 yr | 5,796 | 712 m³ | — |
| 2b | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 2.48 ha | 40 yr | 5,704 | 426 m³ | — |
| 2c | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 1.28 ha | 40 yr | 1,920 | 154 m³ | — |
| 2d | Clear Felling | Douglas fir | 0.59 ha | 40 yr | 885 | 71 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2a | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 36.68% | 2.52 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2b | Replant felled Mixed broadleaves area | — | 36.1% | 2.48 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2c | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 18.63% | 1.28 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2d | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 8.59% | 0.59 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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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 · NH 497 131
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty gleys
Map unit 23
Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat with peaty gleyed podzols
- Soil association
- Arkaig
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and uplands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Badanloch · 35% Peaty gleys
- Blanket Peat · 35% Dystrophic blanket Peat
- Kildonan · 30% Peaty gleyed podzols
Nearby records
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| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-10821 Birchfield | Location Whitebridge Highland | Status Approved | Distance 0 m away | Area 5.8 ha | Approved |
| FPA-7096 Birchfield | Location Whitebridge Highland | Status Expired | Distance 0 m away | Area 6.4 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-13667 Birchfield | Location Whitebridge Highland | Status Open For Comment | Distance 0 m away | Area 12.65 ha | Consultation ends |
| FLA02508 Birchfield, By Whitebridge | Location Whitebridge Highland | Status Expired | Distance 100 m away | Area 1.4 ha | Decision issued |
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