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FPA-11421

Birkenhill

Expired 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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NJ227598 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Birkenhill
Nearest town
Elgin
Local authority
Moray Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ227598
Total area
3.00 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 14 March 2024
  2. Application accepted 14 March 2024
  3. Consultation opens 27 June 2024
  4. Consultation closes 26 June 2024
  5. Decision issued 27 June 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11421

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
15 Mar 2024 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area
3 ha
Estimated volume
1,265 m³
Thinning area
3.9 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firRowanScots pineSessile oakSilver birchSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
a Clear Felling Scots pine 2.6 ha 65 yr 700 900 m³ n/a
a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.4 ha 65 yr 120 150 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
b Scots pine 1.4 ha 100 m³ 400 350
b Lawson cypress 0.1 ha 5 m³ 500 400
c Sitka spruce 2.1 ha 100 m³ 2,200 1,600
c Scots pine 0.3 ha 10 m³ 2,200 1,600

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
a Restock by natural regeneration Scots pine 3.33% 0.1 ha 2,500 — —
a Restock by natural regeneration Sitka spruce 3.33% 0.1 ha 2,500 — —
a Restock by natural regeneration Douglas fir 6.67% 0.2 ha 2,500 — —
a Restock by natural regeneration Silver birch 66.67% 2 ha 1,600 — —
a Restock by natural regeneration Rowan 13.33% 0.4 ha 1,600 — —
a Restock by natural regeneration Sessile oak 6.67% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —

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
FPA-8327 Birkenhill Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Expired Distance 127 m away Area 4 ha Decision issued
FLA02363 Birkenhill Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Expired Distance 192 m away Area 4.5 ha Decision issued
FLA03440 Birkenhill Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Expired Distance 308 m away Area 6.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-10653 Linkwood Farms - Linkwood Cpt 7 Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Expired Distance 508 m away Area 0.95 ha Decision issued
FPA-13349 Birkenhill Wood Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Approved Distance 546 m away Area 6.93 ha Approved

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
18FGS33759 Burnside of Birnie Riparian woods Location

Moray

Status Approved Distance 765 m away Area 1.52 ha Approved
17FGS17357 Hillhead Woodland Creation Location

Moray

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 5.61 ha Approved
21FGS60686 The Level Farm new woodland Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 7.3 ha Approved
17FGS24219 Lossieside Wood Location

Moray

Status Approved Distance 3.1 km away Area 7.03 ha Approved
16FGS13097 West wood Location

Moray

Status Approved Distance 3.7 km away Area 3.51 ha Approved

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

Land listings

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Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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