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FPA-11622

Hatton Castle Estate - Windblow

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Various
Nearest town
Turriff
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ754460

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 21 May 2024
  2. Application accepted 28 May 2024
  3. Consultation opens 23 July 2024
  4. Consultation closes 22 July 2024
  5. Decision issued 23 July 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
5.09 ha
Conifer
5.09 ha

Official source

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FPA-11622

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

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

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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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 Apr 2026
Felling area
5.09 ha
Estimated volume
2,655 m³
Thinning area
22.41 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post Basal Area
Proposed restocking
5.09 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
7h Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.29 ha 32 yr 60 18 m³ n/a
13a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.51 ha 33 yr 1,980 570 m³ n/a
13d Clear Felling Scots pine 0.72 ha 100 yr 200 252 m³ n/a
14e Clear Felling Scots pine 0.29 ha 100 yr 80 100 m³ n/a
14a Clear Felling Scots pine 1 ha 100 yr 270 350 m³ n/a
15a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.93 ha 27 yr 1,300 260 m³ n/a
15b Selective Felling Scots pine 0.35 ha 80 yr 75 45 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore basal area (m²/ha)After basal area (m²/ha)
3b Sitka spruce 2.4 ha 96 m³ 38 30
7g Sitka spruce 3.65 ha 164 m³ 37 30
11a Sitka spruce 8.52 ha 470 m³ 37 25
15a Sitka spruce 7.84 ha 330 m³ 38 30

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
7 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.29 ha 2,700
13a Replant felled area Douglas fir 100% 1.51 ha 2,700
13d Replant felled area Scots pine 100% 0.72 ha 3,000
14 Replant felled area Scots pine 100% 1.29 ha 3,000
15 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 100% 1.28 ha 1,600
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 753 460

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 97

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Corby
Parent material
Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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