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FPA-13123

Duntelchaig

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Duntelchaig Forest
Nearest town
Midtown, Loch Duntelchaig
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH616327

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 6 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 23 December 2025
  3. Consultation opens 12 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 12 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 7 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
6.28 ha
Conifer
6.28 ha

Official source

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FPA-13123

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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    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 Feb 2026 – 1 Dec 2027
Felling area
6.28 ha
Estimated volume
6,567.5 m³
Thinning area
46.05 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
6.28 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2i Clear Felling Scots pine 2.63 ha 40 yr 1,777 271.9 m³
2o Clear Felling Scots pine 0.59 ha 40 yr 398 60.9 m³
2x Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 1 ha 40 yr 1,388 145.7 m³
2y Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.91 ha 40 yr 1,263 132.6 m³
2z Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.47 ha 40 yr 652 68.5 m³
3m Clear Felling Scots pine 0.68 ha 40 yr 560 85.6 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
1b Scots pine 4.34 ha 448 m³
1d Japanese larch 0.86 ha 182.2 m³
1n Japanese larch 0.73 ha 153.9 m³
1o Japanese larch 0.55 ha 116.8 m³
1q Scots pine 0.15 ha 15.9 m³
1r Lodgepole pine 0.87 ha 126.7 m³
1s Scots pine 1.08 ha 111.9 m³
1u Scots pine 3.09 ha 319.4 m³
1x Lodgepole pine 0.17 ha 24.6 m³
2f Japanese larch 0.86 ha 180.7 m³
2g Japanese larch 1.63 ha 343.7 m³
2h Scots pine 2.78 ha 286.9 m³
2j Scots pine 1.15 ha 118.6 m³
2k Scots pine 1.23 ha 127 m³
2q Lodgepole pine 0.16 ha 23.1 m³
2r Scots pine 0.69 ha 70.9 m³
2u Scots pine 0.23 ha 24.3 m³
2v Scots pine 0.76 ha 78.8 m³
3d Scots pine 0.08 ha 7.8 m³
3f Mixed conifers 0.73 ha 91.9 m³
3h Scots pine 3.72 ha 384.2 m³
3j Mixed conifers 0.99 ha 124 m³
4e Japanese larch 0.3 ha 64 m³
4f Japanese larch 0.5 ha 105.6 m³
4l Scots pine 1.02 ha 105.8 m³
4n Scots pine 0.1 ha 10.2 m³
4o Scots pine 0.65 ha 67.5 m³
4q Lodgepole pine 0.12 ha 18.2 m³
4w Scots pine 0.09 ha 9.3 m³
4y Scots pine 0.6 ha 62 m³
4b1 Mixed conifers 0.43 ha 54.2 m³
5a Scots pine 0.51 ha 52.6 m³
5f Japanese larch 0.13 ha 28.4 m³
5g Japanese larch 0.2 ha 41.9 m³
5h Scots pine 2.09 ha 215.9 m³
5j Lodgepole pine 0.75 ha 109.2 m³
5k Scots pine 0.83 ha 86.2 m³
6b Scots pine 3.27 ha 337.8 m³
6f Japanese larch 0.75 ha 157.7 m³
6g Japanese larch 0.08 ha 17 m³
6k Scots pine 2.93 ha 302.9 m³
6m Scots pine 0.1 ha 10 m³
6n Japanese larch 0.16 ha 34.4 m³
6o Japanese larch 0.46 ha 96.9 m³
6p Japanese larch 0.33 ha 69.4 m³
6q Japanese larch 0.21 ha 43.4 m³
6d1 Mixed conifers 2.08 ha 261.8 m³
6e1 Lodgepole pine 0.44 ha 63.7 m³
6t1 Japanese larch 0.07 ha 15 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
2i Restock with individual trees Sitka spruce 41.88% 2.63 ha 2,700 7,101
2x Restock with individual trees Sitka spruce 15.92% 1 ha 2,700 2,700
2z Restock with individual trees Sitka spruce 7.17% 0.45 ha 2,700 2,457
2y Restock with individual trees Mixed native broadleaves 14.49% 0.91 ha 1,600 752
2o Restock with individual trees Mixed native broadleaves 9.55% 0.6 ha 1,600 944
3m Restock with individual trees Mixed native broadleaves 10.99% 0.69 ha 1,600 1,088
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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

Loch Ashie

Site 961

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Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.2 km away Published area 162.55 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 615 326

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 454

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Sabhail
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower and Middle Old Red Sandstone sandstones
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.