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FPA-13147

Rimsdale

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Rimsdale
Nearest town
Kinbrace
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NC750367

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 8 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 19 February 2026
  4. Consultation closes 19 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 31 March 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
22.12 ha
Conifer
22.12 ha

Official source

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FPA-13147

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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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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    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
1 May 2026 – 1 May 2028
Felling area
22.12 ha
Estimated volume
5,400 m³
Proposed restocking
22.12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Lodgepole pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
6b5 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 19.47 ha 48 yr 23,500 4,750 m³
6b6 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 1.36 ha 48 yr 2,000 335 m³
6c4 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.64 ha 50 yr 960 155 m³
6d1 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.65 ha 48 yr 975 160 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
6a1 Replant felled Sitka spruce area 29.88% 6.61 ha 2,500
6a1 Replant felled Lodgepole pine area 29.93% 6.62 ha 2,500
6b1 Replant felled Scots pine area 25.36% 5.61 ha 2,500
6c1 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 8.68% 1.92 ha 1,600
6d1 Replant felled Sitka spruce area 6.15% 1.36 ha 2,500
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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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

Lon a' Chuil

Site 1091

Official SiteLink record for Lon a' Chuil
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 3,719.15 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Badanloch Bogs

Site 115

Official SiteLink record for Badanloch Bogs
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 391.27 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NC 749 366

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 23

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Arkaig
Parent material
Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform
Undulating lowlands and uplands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Badanloch · 35% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 35% Dystrophic blanket Peat
  • Kildonan · 30% Peaty gleyed podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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