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FPA-11408

Montquhanie Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Various (numbered on map)
Nearest town
Cupar, Fife
Local authority
Fife Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO347214

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 March 2024
  2. Application accepted 29 February 2024
  3. Consultation opens 11 March 2024
  4. Consultation closes 8 April 2024
  5. Decision issued 17 April 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
22.70 ha
Conifer
14.11 ha
Broadleaf
7.05 ha

Official source

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FPA-11408

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

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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
11 Apr 2024 – 11 Apr 2026
Felling area
22.7 ha
Estimated volume
8,504 m³
Thinning area
5.98 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
22.7 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1g Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.31 ha 54 yr 310 95 m³ n/a
1i Clear Felling Hybrid larch 2.16 ha 54 yr 2,160 660 m³ n/a
1r Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.25 ha 54 yr 250 76 m³ n/a
1d1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.61 ha 54 yr 610 186 m³ n/a
1e1 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.5 ha 54 yr 500 153 m³ n/a
1c1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.47 ha 54 yr 470 144 m³ n/a
3a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 1.43 ha 54 yr 1,430 397 m³ n/a
3a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.43 ha 54 yr 1,430 437 m³ n/a
3a Clear Felling Douglas fir 1.43 ha 54 yr 1,430 437 m³ n/a
4o Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.88 ha 54 yr 880 269 m³ n/a
4g1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.11 ha 54 yr 110 31 m³ n/a
7b Clear Felling Hybrid larch 1.49 ha 54 yr 1,500 455 m³ n/a
7d Clear Felling Scots pine 0.6 ha 54 yr 600 183 m³ n/a
7d Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.21 ha 54 yr 210 58 m³ n/a
10a Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.67 ha 54 yr 670 205 m³ n/a
11a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.85 ha 54 yr 1,850 514 m³ n/a
11a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 1.85 ha 54 yr 1,850 514 m³ n/a
12a Clear Felling Scots pine 1.64 ha 54 yr 1,640 501 m³ n/a
12b Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.5 ha 54 yr 520 159 m³ n/a
12d Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.65 ha 54 yr 650 181 m³ n/a
12d Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.65 ha 54 yr 650 180 m³ n/a
12m Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.03 ha 54 yr 25 7 m³ n/a
12m Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.03 ha 54 yr 25 7 m³ n/a
12n Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.19 ha 54 yr 190 53 m³ n/a
12n Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.19 ha 54 yr 190 53 m³ n/a
13a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 1.77 ha 54 yr 1,770 492 m³ n/a
13b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.14 ha 54 yr 140 39 m³ n/a
13d Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.12 ha 54 yr 120 33 m³ n/a
13g Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.55 ha 54 yr 550 153 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
1c Sitka spruce 1.7 ha 525 m³ 54 46
1f Mixed conifers 0.13 ha 40 m³ 4 4
1h Hybrid larch 2.24 ha 684 m³ 70 60
1t Hybrid larch 1.84 ha 562 m³ 58 49
1z Mixed conifers 0.07 ha 21 m³ 2 2

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1g Replant felled area Scots pine 1.37% 0.31 ha 2,500
1i Replant felled area Scots pine 9.52% 2.16 ha 2,500
1c1 Create Designed Open Ground 2.07% 0.47 ha
1e1/1d1/1r Replant felled area Scots pine 5.99% 1.36 ha 2,500
3a Replant felled area Douglas fir 13.22% 3 ha 2,500
3a Replant felled area Douglas fir 4.05% 0.92 ha 2,500
3a Create Designed Open Ground 1.67% 0.38 ha
4o Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 3.88% 0.88 ha 1,600
4g1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.44% 0.1 ha 1,600
7b/d Replant felled area Scots pine 7.31% 1.66 ha 2,500
7b/d Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.56% 0.58 ha 1,600
7b/d Create Designed Open Ground 0.26% 0.06 ha
10a Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.95% 0.67 ha 2,500
11a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 16.3% 3.7 ha 1,600
12a/b/d/n Replant felled area Sitka spruce 16.12% 3.66 ha 2,500
12m Create Designed Open Ground Mixed native broadleaves 0.18% 0.04 ha 1,600
12a/b/d/n Create Designed Open Ground Mixed native broadleaves 0.75% 0.17 ha 1,600
13a/d Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 8.33% 1.89 ha 1,600
13b Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.62% 0.14 ha 1,600
13g Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.42% 0.55 ha 1,600
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 347 213

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 414

Brown earths

Soil association
Mountboy
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone lavas and sediments
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Mountboy · 70% Brown earths
  • Garvock · 30% 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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