FPA-10936

Candacraig Estate

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

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: Forbestown and Newe
Nearest town: Bellabeg - Strathdon
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ365126
Total area: 0.48 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 10 August 2023
Application accepted 10 August 2023
Consultation opens 26 October 2023
Consultation closes 25 October 2023
Decision issued 30 October 2023
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-10936

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 30 Sept 2023 – 30 Sept 2025
Felling area: 0.48 ha
Estimated volume: 18.5 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

AshBeechElmEuropean larchSilver birchSycamore

Proposed restocking species

HawthornHazelRowanSessile oakSilver birchWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Selective Felling	Ash	0.01 ha	40 yr	3	0.5 m³	—
1	Selective Felling	Elm	0.01 ha	50 yr	1	1 m³	—
1	Selective Felling	Sycamore	0.01 ha	40 yr	1	0.5 m³	—
1	Selective Felling	Beech	0.01 ha	70 yr	2	3 m³	—
2	Clear Felling	Ash	0.04 ha	50 yr	3	2 m³	—
2	Clear Felling	Elm	0.06 ha	50 yr	2	0.5 m³	—
2	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.02 ha	50 yr	2	0.5 m³	—
3	Clear Felling	Silver birch	0.01 ha	40 yr	2	0.5 m³	—
3	Clear Felling	Beech	0.01 ha	70 yr	1	1 m³	—
3	Clear Felling	Elm	0.01 ha	50 yr	1	0.5 m³	—
3	Clear Felling	Ash	0.01 ha	70 yr	1	1 m³	—
4	Clear Felling	European larch	0.07 ha	40 yr	1	1 m³	—
4	Clear Felling	Ash	0.05 ha	70 yr	2	2 m³	—
4	Clear Felling	Beech	0.06 ha	70 yr	2	2 m³	—
4	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.07 ha	40 yr	5	2 m³	—
4	Clear Felling	Silver birch	0.03 ha	40 yr	2	0.5 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock with individual trees	Sessile oak	3.58%	0.02 ha	—	8	—
1	Restock with individual trees	Wild cherry (Gean)	3.79%	0.02 ha	—	10	—
2	Restock with individual trees	Sessile oak	6.32%	0.03 ha	1,600	4	—
2	Restock with individual trees	Hazel	12.63%	0.06 ha	1,600	9	—
2	Restock with individual trees	Wild cherry (Gean)	6.32%	0.03 ha	1,600	4	—
3	Restock with individual trees	Sessile oak	8.42%	0.04 ha	1,600	4	—
4	Restock with individual trees	Silver birch	14.74%	0.07 ha	1,600	16	—
4	Restock with individual trees	Hazel	14.74%	0.07 ha	1,600	16	—
4	Restock with individual trees	Rowan	14.74%	0.07 ha	1,600	16	—
4	Restock with individual trees	Hawthorn	14.74%	0.07 ha	1,600	16	—

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-7365 Candacraig Estate	Location Bellabeg Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 149 m away	Area 1.2 ha	Decision issued 2 Oct 2020
FLA00873 Gordon Woodlands Ltd	Location Bellabeg Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 288 m away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 23 Nov 2015
FPA-12986 Candacraig Estate	Location Strathdon Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 333 m away	Area 0.48 ha	Approved 2 Dec 2025
CB43766 Cot-town Farm	Location Strathdon Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 462 m away	Area 1.54 ha	Decision issued 16 Jul 2012
FLA00645 Craig na hullie	Location Strathdon Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 595 m away	Area 0.43 ha	Decision issued 14 Aug 2015

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
16FGS05596 Semeil Woodland Creation	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 7.02 ha	Approved 19 Nov 2018
17FGS20597 Westerton WC	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 7.73 ha	Approved 16 Nov 2018
17FGS18397 Semeil Woodland Management 2016	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 1.33 ha	Approved 16 Nov 2018
19FGS39783 Deskry Woodland Creation	Location STRATHDON Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.5 km away	Area 66.38 ha	Approved 17 Apr 2020
19FGS37558 New Shoot Plantations	Location Bellabeg Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.0 km away	Area 6.57 ha	Approved 17 Apr 2020

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

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
10 Oct 2026, 13:38 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:45 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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