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FPA-13010

Cairnvonie

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cairnvonie
Nearest town
Archieston
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ241443

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 November 2025
  2. Application accepted 6 November 2025
  3. Consultation opens 19 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 16 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 12 March 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
5.87 ha
Conifer
4.07 ha
Broadleaf
1.80 ha

Official source

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FPA-13010

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

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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 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
Felling area
5.87 ha
Estimated volume
836 m³
Proposed restocking
5.87 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.94 ha 60 yr 188 80 m³ Tape
a Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.06 ha 60 yr 12 5 m³ Tape
a Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.06 ha 60 yr 12 5 m³ Tape
b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.25 ha 60 yr 30 30 m³ Tape
b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.03 ha 60 yr 6 4 m³ Tape
c Clear Felling Scots pine 0.45 ha 60 yr 360 112 m³ Tape
d Clear Felling Silver birch 1.8 ha 60 yr 360 90 m³ Tape
d Clear Felling Scots pine 0.18 ha 60 yr 36 10 m³ Tape
h Clear Felling Scots pine 0.82 ha 60 yr 160 52 m³ Tape
e Clear Felling Scots pine 0.19 ha 60 yr 150 48 m³ Tape
f Clear Felling Scots pine 0.69 ha 60 yr 550 250 m³ Tape
g Clear Felling Scots pine 0.4 ha 60 yr 320 150 m³ Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
a Replant felled area Scots pine 33.39% 1.96 ha 1,600
a Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 33.39% 1.96 ha 1,600
b Restock by natural regeneration Birch 8.52% 0.5 ha 1,600
b Restock by natural regeneration Scots pine 5.11% 0.3 ha 1,600
b Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 1.36% 0.08 ha 1,600
c Restock by natural regeneration Sitka spruce 14.48% 0.85 ha 2,500
c Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 2.9% 0.17 ha 1,600
c Restock by natural regeneration Western hemlock 0.85% 0.05 ha 2,500
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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

River Spey

Site 1699

Official SiteLink record for River Spey
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 1,959.91 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 240 442

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 6

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Aberlour
Parent material
Drifts derived from acid schists and granitic rocks
Landform
Hills 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.

  • Lynmore · 60% Humus-iron podzols
  • Glaschoil · 40% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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.

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Status Approved Distance 3.1 km away Area 77.12 ha Approved

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