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FPA-11258

Fevene & Rumachroy Woodlands

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Burn of Fevene Wood
Nearest town
Ferness
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH975464

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 16 January 2024
  2. Application accepted 4 January 2024
  3. Consultation opens 4 April 2024
  4. Consultation closes 4 April 2024
  5. Decision issued 16 April 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
1.54 ha
Conifer
1.54 ha

Official source

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FPA-11258

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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
1 Mar 2024 – 28 Feb 2027
Felling area
1.54 ha
Estimated volume
650 m³
Proposed restocking
1.54 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1A Clear Felling Scots pine 0.8 ha 70 yr 675 350 m³
1B Clear Felling Scots pine 0.5 ha 70 yr 550 200 m³
2 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.08 ha 70 yr 40 30 m³
2 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.04 ha 70 yr 40 20 m³
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 40 yr 120 50 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a/1b Restock by natural regeneration Birch 50.65% 0.78 ha 1,800
1a/1b Restock by natural regeneration Rowan 25.32% 0.39 ha 1,800
1a/1b Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 8.44% 0.13 ha 1,800
2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 7.79% 0.12 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 7.79% 0.12 ha 1,100
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Protected places

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Lower Findhorn Woods

Site 1104

Official SiteLink record for Lower Findhorn Woods
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.7 km away Published area 177.14 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 974 464

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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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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