FPA-11456

Westerton Wood - Windblow

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Westerton Wood
Nearest town: Aboyne
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ569008

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Key dates

Application registered 22 March 2024
Application accepted 22 May 2024
Consultation opens 22 July 2024
Consultation closes 21 July 2024
Decision issued 23 July 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 1.50 ha
Conifer: 1.50 ha

Official source

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FPA-11456

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

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 12:09 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST

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: 5 Jun 2024 – 5 Jun 2026
Felling area: 1.5 ha
Estimated volume: 2,090 m³
Thinning area: 57.24 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 1.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
13	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.5 ha	70 yr	648	360 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
1	Scots pine	13.81 ha	349 m³	443	388
2	Scots pine	2.95 ha	100 m³	443	388
4	Scots pine	10.4 ha	230 m³	443	388
5	Scots pine	7.65 ha	220 m³	443	388
6	Scots pine	3.43 ha	151 m³	443	388
7	Scots pine	4.33 ha	180 m³	443	388
8	Scots pine	8.62 ha	335 m³	443	388
10	Scots pine	3.08 ha	113 m³	443	388
14	Mixed broadleaves	2.97 ha	52 m³	439	387

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
13	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	70%	1.05 ha	2,500	—	—
13	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	10%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—
13	Create Designed Open Ground	—	20%	0.3 ha	—	—	—

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Protected places

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 568 007

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

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Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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FLA02611 Westerton Wood	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 224 m away	Area 19.5 ha	Decision issued 19 Dec 2017
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CB435087 Newton of Drumduan	Location Dess, Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 721 m away	Area 0.67 ha	Decision issued 3 Jul 2014
CB43848 Drumduan	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 0.83 ha	Decision issued 21 Jun 2012
FPA-8077 Mains of Auchlossan	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 7.7 ha	Decision issued 3 Aug 2021