FPA-11107

Wantonwells - Windblow

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling
SF - Selective Felling
T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Wantonwells
Nearest town: Insch
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ621275
Total area: 4.30 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 26 October 2023
Application accepted 17 January 2024
Consultation opens 1 March 2024
Consultation closes 29 February 2024
Decision issued 5 March 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2028
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11107

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 1 Mar 2024 – 1 Feb 2026
Felling area: 4.3 ha
Estimated volume: 590 m³
Thinning area: 2.7 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 4.3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed native broadleavesSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesRowanSessile oakSilver birchWild cherry (Gean)Woody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.7 ha	25 yr	1,000	250 m³	No
Cpt 4	Selective Felling	Mixed native broadleaves	3.6 ha	25 yr	50	20 m³	Yes

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
Cpt 2	Mixed conifers	0.4 ha	120 m³	1,800	900
Cpt 3	Sitka spruce	2.3 ha	200 m³	1,800	1,200

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt1	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	4.65%	0.2 ha	1,800	—	—
Cpt1	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	2.33%	0.1 ha	1,800	—	—
Cpt1	Replant felled area	Rowan	2.33%	0.1 ha	1,800	—	—
Cpt1	Replant felled area	Silver birch	2.33%	0.1 ha	1,800	—	—
Cpt1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	2.33%	0.1 ha	1,800	—	—
Cpt1	Replant felled area	Woody shrubs	2.33%	0.1 ha	1,800	—	—
Cpt 4	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	83.72%	3.6 ha	50	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10650 Wantonwells - Windblow	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 77 m away	Area 1.3 ha	Decision issued 28 Jul 2023
FPA-8630 Wantonwells - Storm Arwen	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 77 m away	Area 1.3 ha	Decision issued 7 Jan 2022
FPA-7420 Wantonwells	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 489 m away	Area 2 ha	Decision issued 11 Sept 2020
FPA-12011 Wantonwells	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 615 m away	Area 1.73 ha	Approved 29 Jan 2025
FPA-8202 Overhall	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 1.36 ha	Decision issued 31 Aug 2021

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
16FGS06274 Broadleaf HSO	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 6.02 ha	Approved 19 Nov 2018
21FGS58563 Overhall woodland creation 2021	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 10.05 ha	Approved 5 Oct 2021
20FGS51843 Headiton Woodland Creation	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.4 km away	Area 50.22 ha	Approved 30 Oct 2020
20FGS54784 Foudland Hill WC	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.9 km away	Area 249.67 ha	Approved 8 Feb 2022
20FGS55923 Skirts of Foudland Farm Woodland Creation	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.9 km away	Area 2.55 ha	Approved 21 May 2021

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
18 Sept 2026, 09:02 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:40 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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