FPA-11421

Birkenhill

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Birkenhill
Nearest town: Elgin
Local authority: Moray Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ227598

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Key dates

Application registered 14 March 2024
Application accepted 14 March 2024
Consultation opens 27 June 2024
Consultation closes 26 June 2024
Decision issued 27 June 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 3.00 ha
Conifer: 3.00 ha

Official source

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FPA-11421

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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, 12:11 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:35 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: 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 pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Rowan Scots pine Sessile oak Silver birch Sitka 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	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 227 597

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

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8327 Birkenhill	Location Elgin Moray	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 4 ha	Decision issued 24 Nov 2021
FLA02363 Birkenhill	Location Elgin Moray	Status Expired	Distance 142 m away	Area 4.5 ha	Decision issued 5 Oct 2017
FLA03440 Birkenhill	Location Elgin Moray	Status Expired	Distance 412 m away	Area 6.4 ha	Decision issued 25 Oct 2018
FPA-13349 Birkenhill Wood	Location Elgin Moray	Status Approved	Distance 413 m away	Area 6.93 ha	Approved 3 Jul 2026
FPA-10653 Linkwood Farms - Linkwood Cpt 7	Location Elgin Moray	Status Expired	Distance 608 m away	Area 0.95 ha	Decision issued 4 Aug 2023