FPA-13057
Devenick Forest
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Devenick Forest
- Nearest town
- Maryculter
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO893993
Key dates
- Application registered 2 December 2025
- Application accepted 4 December 2025
- Consultation opens 23 January 2026
- Consultation closes 20 February 2026
- Decision issued 1 April 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 4.21 ha
- Conifer
- 4.12 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.09 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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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 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2028
- Felling area
- 4.21 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,491 m³
- Thinning area
- 3.17 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 4.21 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devenick | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 4.12 ha | 33 yr | 9,064 | 1,442 m³ | none |
| Devenick | Clear Felling | Silver birch | 0.09 ha | 33 yr | 144 | 1 m³ | none |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devenick | Silver birch | 3.17 ha | 48 m³ | 1,600 | 1,120 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devenick | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 46.56% | 1.96 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Devenick | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 46.56% | 1.96 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Devenick | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 6.89% | 0.29 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 892 992
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 116
Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys
- Soil association
- Countesswells
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and valley sides 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.
- Terryvale · 70% Noncalcareous gleys
- Drumlasie · 30% Peaty gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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Nearby records
Nearby land sales
Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.