FPA-10205

Achnabobane

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

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: Achnabobane
Nearest town: Spean Bridge
Local authority: Highland Council
Forestry administration: Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NN192807
Total area: 16.13 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 30 November 2022
Application accepted 13 December 2022
Consultation opens 10 March 2023
Consultation closes 7 April 2023
Decision issued Unknown
Restocking due 30 June 2026
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-10205

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Mar 2023 – 1 Jan 2025
Felling area: 16.13 ha
Estimated volume: 6,500 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AlderDowny birchGoat willowMixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
All	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	16.13 ha	42 yr	16,000	6,500 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
All	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	48.05%	7.75 ha	1,600	—	—
All	Restock by natural regeneration	Goat willow	12.4%	2 ha	1,600	—	—
All	Restock by natural regeneration	Downy birch	17.11%	2.76 ha	1,600	—	—
All	Restock by natural regeneration	Common alder	12.4%	2 ha	1,600	—	—
All	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10.04%	1.62 ha	—	—	-2/3

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
FLA-6146 Achnabobane Farm	Location Spean Bridge Highland	Status Expired	Distance 178 m away	Area 1.5 ha	Decision issued 31 May 2019
CB24155 Achnabobane	Location Spean Bridge Highland	Status Expired	Distance 280 m away	Area 10.1 ha	Decision issued 1 Jun 2012
FPA-10388 Rigsdon, Achnabobane	Location Spean Bridge Highland	Status Expired	Distance 409 m away	Area 0.07 ha	Key date Not published
FPA-13410 Leanachan Forest	Location Fort William Highland	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 224.17 ha	Approved 16 Apr 2026
FPA-11222 Leanachan Forest	Location Fort William Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 224.17 ha	Decision issued 24 Apr 2024

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
17FGS16917 Blarour Farm Woodland	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 5 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
25FGS85099 Moy Farm WIG Natural Regen	Location Spean Bridge Highland	Status Approved	Distance 4.5 km away	Area 48.02 ha	Approved 11 Jul 2025
23FGS72113 Moy Farm Native Woodland	Location Gairlochy Highland	Status Approved	Distance 4.6 km away	Area 85.04 ha	Approved 11 Jul 2024
19FGS41723 Croft 23 Inverroy	Location ROY BRIDGE Highland	Status Approved	Distance 6.2 km away	Area 2.09 ha	Approved 5 Nov 2019
22FGS68291 Loch Arkaig Pine Forest WIG New Nat Regen	Location Achnacarry Highland	Status Approved	Distance 8.7 km away	Area 90.72 ha	Approved 27 Apr 2023

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
10 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:55 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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