FPA-13165
Wilkies Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Wilkies Wood
- Nearest town
- NJ05341 64030
- Local authority
- Moray Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ053640
Key dates
- Application registered 21 January 2026
- Application accepted 9 January 2026
- Consultation opens 5 March 2026
- Consultation closes 2 April 2026
- Decision issued 13 April 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 0.64 ha
- Conifer
- 0.64 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- 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
- 5 Mar 2026 – 30 Mar 2026
- Felling area
- 0.64 ha
- Estimated volume
- 73.13 m³
- Thinning area
- 2.16 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 0.64 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selective Felling | Corsican pine | 0.1 ha | 70 yr | 48 | 29.76 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 0.04 ha | 70 yr | 17 | 12.58 m³ | — |
| 4 | Selective Felling | Lodgepole pine | 0.17 ha | 30 yr | 18 | 1.63 m³ | — |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 0.23 ha | 70 yr | 42 | 8.51 m³ | — |
| 6 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 0.1 ha | 70 yr | 12 | 1.32 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lodgepole pine | 2.16 ha | 19.33 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Corsican pine | 2.14% | 0.06 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Oak | 1.43% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Birch | 0.43% | 0.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 0.29% | 0.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 0.29% | 0.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Hawthorn | 0.43% | 0.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 4 | Restock by natural regeneration | Scots pine | 6.07% | 0.17 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Oak | 1.64% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 1.64% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Hawthorn | 1.64% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 1.64% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Birch | 1.64% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Oak | 0.71% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 1.43% | 0.04 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Birch | 1.43% | 0.04 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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culbin Sands, Culbin Forest and Findhorn Bay Site 478 Official SiteLink record for Culbin Sands, Culbin Forest and Findhorn Bay ↗ | Designation MIXED | Proximity 552 m away | Published area 4,923.83 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 053 640
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 420
Humus-iron podzols with regosols
- Soil association
- Nigg
- Parent material
- Undifferentiated raised beach deposits
- Landform
- Raised beach terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Pithogarty · 50% Humus-iron podzols
- NIGG(REG) · 50% Regosols
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
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