FPA-11455

Denlethen Wood

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Denlethen Wood
Nearest town: Laurencekirk
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NO700707

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Key dates

Application registered 22 March 2024
Application accepted 22 March 2024
Consultation opens 4 April 2024
Consultation closes 3 April 2024
Decision issued 15 April 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 23.87 ha
Conifer: 21.26 ha
Broadleaf: 2.61 ha

Official source

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FPA-11455

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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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11 Sept 2026, 10:35 BST

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27 Jul 2026, 13:39 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: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
Felling area: 23.87 ha
Estimated volume: 3,956 m³
Proposed restocking: 23.87 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Beech Birch Japanese larch Oak Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
42674	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	1.65 ha	77 yr	2,362	525 m³	—
"	Clear Felling	Birch	1.02 ha	67 yr	1,431	242 m³	—
"	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.52 ha	67 yr	403	130 m³	—
"	Clear Felling	Beech	0.42 ha	67 yr	594	156 m³	—
"	Clear Felling	Oak	0.37 ha	67 yr	630	107 m³	—
"	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.16 ha	38 yr	37	44 m³	—
42006	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	12.62 ha	38 yr	3,669	1,368 m³	—
"	Clear Felling	Scots pine	6.31 ha	38 yr	3,669	1,368 m³	—
"	Clear Felling	Birch	0.8 ha	38 yr	236	16 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
42674	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	82.37%	3.41 ha	1,600	—	—
42674	Create Designed Open Ground	—	17.63%	0.73 ha	—	—	—
42006	Replant felled area	Scots pine	39.99%	7.89 ha	2,500	—	—
42006	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	39.99%	7.89 ha	2,500	—	—
42006	Replant felled area	Birch	20.02%	3.95 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 700 707

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 368

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Laurencekirk
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone marls and mudstones
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Laurencekirk · 25% Brown earths
Oldcake · 25% Brown earths
Newton · 25% Humus-iron podzols
Luther · 25% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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