FPA-12961

Auchnagorth Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Auchnagorth
Nearest town: New Pitsligo
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ836564

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Key dates

Application registered 27 October 2025
Application accepted 23 October 2025
Consultation opens 1 December 2025
Consultation closes 11 January 2026
Decision issued 5 February 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 1.88 ha
Conifer: 1.28 ha
Broadleaf: 0.60 ha

Official source

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FPA-12961

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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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9 Jul 2026, 09:46 BST

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: 13 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026
Felling area: 1.88 ha
Estimated volume: 677 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.4 ha · 127.7% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Alder Beech Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a:	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.68 ha	40 yr	1,360	408 m³	—
1b:	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.13 ha	40 yr	260	40 m³	—
1c:	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.25 ha	40 yr	300	30 m³	—
1d:	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.12 ha	40 yr	240	36 m³	—
1e:	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.12 ha	40 yr	180	45 m³	—
1e:	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.12 ha	40 yr	100	19 m³	—
1f:	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.14 ha	40 yr	200	50 m³	—
1f:	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.14 ha	40 yr	120	25 m³	—
1g:	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.09 ha	40 yr	50	12 m³	—
1g:	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.09 ha	40 yr	50	12 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a:	Plant an alternative area	Silver birch	20.17%	0.48 ha	1,600	—	A
1a:	Plant an alternative area	Common alder	10.08%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	A
1a:	Plant an alternative area	Beech	20.17%	0.48 ha	1,600	—	A
1b:	Plant an alternative area	Common alder	10.08%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	B
1b:	Plant an alternative area	Silver birch	20.17%	0.48 ha	1,600	—	B
1b:	Plant an alternative area	Beech	20.17%	0.48 ha	1,600	—	B

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 836 564

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 427

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Ordley
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments and argillaceous schists
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Boghead · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Woodside · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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