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FPA-12716

Glenquoich

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Glenquoich
Nearest town
Kinloch Hourn
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH021036

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 16 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 14 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 19 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 16 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 6 March 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
3.94 ha
Conifer
3.94 ha

Official source

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FPA-12716

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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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  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 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028
Felling area
3.94 ha
Estimated volume
520 m³
Proposed restocking
3.94 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.02 ha 28 yr 1,530 125 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.66 ha 28 yr 990 95 m³ n/a
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.26 ha 28 yr 3,390 300 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Plant an alternative area Mixed native broadleaves 25.89% 1.02 ha 1,600 3a
2 Plant an alternative area Mixed native broadleaves 16.75% 0.66 ha 1,600 3b
3c Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 57.36% 2.26 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 021 035

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 26

Peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic semi-confined peat with peaty gleys

Soil association
Arkaig
Parent material
Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform
Hummocky valley and slope moraines: often bouldery
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Kildonan · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Semi-confined peat · 35% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
  • Badanloch · 30% Peaty gleys
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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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