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FPA-9793

Brideswell Farm - Windblow

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: NJ511109 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Brideswell Wood
Nearest town
Alford
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ511109
Total area
1.90 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 July 2022
  2. Application accepted 18 July 2022
  3. Consultation opens 4 October 2022
  4. Consultation closes 4 October 2022
  5. Decision issued 5 October 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-9793

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Oct 2022 – 1 Jun 2023
Felling area
1.9 ha
Estimated volume
1,567 m³
Thinning area
0.3 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifersScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AlderAspenGoat willowHazelRowanScots pineSessile oakSilver birchWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
A Clear Felling Scots pine 1.38 ha 60 yr 1,250 1,100 m³ n/a
A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.26 ha 60 yr 200 180 m³ n/a
A Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.26 ha 60 yr 200 180 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
B Scots pine 0.13 ha 45 m³
B European larch 0.17 ha 62 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
A Replant felled area Silver birch 12.95% 0.29 ha 1,600 — —
A Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 12.95% 0.29 ha 1,600 — —
A Replant felled area Hazel 12.95% 0.29 ha 1,600 — —
A Replant felled area Sessile oak 8.64% 0.19 ha 1,600 — —
A Replant felled area Scots pine 12.95% 0.29 ha 2,500 — —
A Replant felled area Rowan 4.32% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
A Replant felled area Aspen 4.32% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
A Replant felled area Goat willow 5.18% 0.11 ha 1,600 — —
A Replant felled area Common alder 12.09% 0.27 ha 1,600 — -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
FPA-10131 Balchimmy Farm - Windblow Location

Cushnie

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 594 m away Area 2.09 ha Decision issued
FLA01100 Balchimmy Farm Location

Alford

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 594 m away Area 5.61 ha Decision issued
FLA00014 Balchimmy Farm Location

Alford

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 594 m away Area 5.61 ha Decision issued
FLA00471 Balchimmy Farm Location

Alford

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 0.62 ha Decision issued
FPA-12407 Cushnie Woods Location

Alford

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 13.7 ha Approved

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
22FGS68067 Balchimmy Woodland Creation Location

Cushnie/Alford

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 735 m away Area 204.09 ha Approved
22FGS67989 Broadbog Location

Tarland

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 41.73 ha Approved
19FGS37603 Pittenderich Woodland Creation Location

DUNBLANE

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.3 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
23FGS75213 Pittenderich WC 2023 24 Location

Tarland

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.5 km away Area 76.35 ha Approved
16FGS13137 Fichlie Native Woods Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 4.64 ha Approved

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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  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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