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FPA-10024

West Woods of Ethie

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
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NO659451 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
West Woods of Ethie
Nearest town
Arbroath
Local authority
Angus Council
Forestry administration
Perth and Argyll Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NO659451
Total area
3.20 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 September 2022
  2. Application accepted 12 August 2022
  3. Consultation opens 25 October 2022
  4. Consultation closes 21 November 2022
  5. Decision issued 8 December 2022
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2026
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-10024

Find this record on the official register

Current Scottish public register · New consultations from 3 November 2026.

Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Oct 2022 – 1 Oct 2024
Felling area
3.2 ha
Estimated volume
2,224 m³
Thinning area
8 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

BeechHybrid larchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
6a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.4 ha 44 yr 2,880 1,728 m³ Tape
6b Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.3 ha 44 yr 240 96 m³ Tape
6c Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.1 ha 44 yr 80 32 m³ Tape
6d Clear Felling Beech 0.4 ha 100 yr 15 60 m³ Tape

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
10 Birch 3.9 ha 78 m³
11 Mixed conifers 4.1 ha 230 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
6a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 75% 2.4 ha 2,500 — —
6b Replant felled area Norway spruce 9.38% 0.3 ha 2,500 — —
6c Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 3.13% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
6d Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 12.5% 0.4 ha 1,600 — -3/4

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
FLA01516 West Woods of Ethie Location

Arbroath

Angus

Status Expired Distance 307 m away Area 26.08 ha Decision issued
FLA03094 Parkhill Location

Arbroath

Angus

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 2.35 ha Decision issued
FPA-6918 Ethie Barns Location

Inverkeillor

Angus

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 1.5 ha Decision issued
CB160171 ETHIE BARNS Location

inverkeillor

Angus

Status Expired Distance 2.5 km away Area 1.7 ha Decision issued
CB280127 Letham Grange Location

Colliston, Arbroath

Angus

Status Expired Distance 2.7 km away Area 8.68 ha Decision issued

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
16FGS08314 East Balmirmer Woodland Location

Angus

Status Approved Distance 9.9 km away Area 4.28 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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