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FPA-11618

Fernie Mill Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Compartments 6 & 7
Nearest town
Cupar
Local authority
Fife Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO321152

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 May 2024
  2. Application accepted 20 May 2024
  3. Consultation opens 6 June 2024
  4. Consultation closes 4 July 2024
  5. Decision issued 1 July 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
3.17 ha
Conifer
3.17 ha

Official source

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FPA-11618

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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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  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
20 May 2024 – 1 May 2026
Felling area
3.17 ha
Estimated volume
1,193.04 m³
Thinning area
4.61 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
3.17 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
6b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.17 ha 40 yr 1,380 1,075.58 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
7a Sitka spruce 0.59 ha 33.04 m³ 435 345
7a Sycamore 2 ha 42 m³ 445 341
7b Mixed broadleaves 0.63 ha 13.23 m³ 445 341
7c Mixed broadleaves 1.39 ha 29.19 m³ 445 341

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
6b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 18% 0.57 ha 2,500
6b Replant felled area Scots pine 82% 2.6 ha 2,500
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 320 152

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 472

Brown earths

Soil association
Sourhope
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills with strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Sourhope · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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