FPA-11188
Carnousie Castle
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Carnousie Castle Woods
- Nearest town
- Turriff
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ673500
Key dates
- Application registered 6 December 2023
- Application accepted 4 December 2023
- Consultation opens 7 March 2024
- Consultation closes 6 March 2024
- Decision issued 22 March 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 5.60 ha
- Conifer
- 4.76 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.84 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-11188 Find FPA-11188 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Expired
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
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 – 1 Mar 2025
- Felling area
- 5.6 ha
- Estimated volume
- 3,925 m³
- Thinning area
- 28.05 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 5.6 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.45 ha | 40 yr | 2,000 | 600 m³ | n/a |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Silver birch | 0.84 ha | 50 yr | 150 | 100 m³ | n/a |
| 3 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.5 ha | 40 yr | 800 | 250 m³ | n/a |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.37 ha | 40 yr | 1,600 | 500 m³ | n/a |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.33 ha | 40 yr | 300 | 75 m³ | n/a |
| 6 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.11 ha | 35 yr | 1,400 | 400 m³ | n/a |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Mixed broadleaves | 28.05 ha | 2,000 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,2,3,4,5,6 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 50% | 2.8 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1,2,3,4,5,6 | Replant felled area | Alder | 50% | 2.8 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 672 500
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 243
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Foudland
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
- Landform
- Hills and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Foudland · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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