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FPA-11285

East Mains of Burnside

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
East Mains of Burnside Wood (Dunnichen Hill East)
Nearest town
Dunnichen
Local authority
Angus Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO508498

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 25 January 2024
  2. Application accepted 9 January 2024
  3. Consultation opens 20 March 2024
  4. Consultation closes 17 April 2024
  5. Decision issued 17 May 2024
  6. Restocking due 31 March 2031

Area

Total area
5.38 ha
Conifer
5.38 ha

Official source

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FPA-11285

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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
    Approved

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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 Mar 2024 – 1 Dec 2029
Felling area
5.38 ha
Estimated volume
2,618 m³
Thinning area
1.58 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
5.38 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
A003 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 3.17 ha 70 yr 4,000 1,473 m³ n/a
A004 Clear Felling Scots pine 2.21 ha 70 yr 2,500 1,025 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
A002 Hybrid larch 1.58 ha 120 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
A003 Replant felled Scots pine area 36.25% 1.95 ha 1,100
A003 Replant felled Norway spruce area 11.71% 0.63 ha 1,100
A003 Replant felled Silver birch area 5.76% 0.31 ha 1,100
A003 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 5.76% 0.31 ha 1,100
A004 Replant felled Scots pine area 24.16% 1.3 ha 1,100
A004 Replant felled Norway spruce area 8.18% 0.44 ha 1,100
A004 Replant felled Silver birch area 4.09% 0.22 ha 1,100
A004 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 4.09% 0.22 ha 1,100
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Protected places

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Rescobie and Balgavies Lochs

Site 1345

Official SiteLink record for Rescobie and Balgavies Lochs
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.8 km away Published area 165.57 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 508 498

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 41

Brown earths

Soil association
Balrownie
Parent material
Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Balrownie · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.