FPA-12965
Rafford Woodlands
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Red Wood
- Nearest town
- Forres
- Local authority
- Moray Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ082546
Key dates
- Application registered 28 October 2025
- Application accepted 15 October 2025
- Consultation opens 26 November 2025
- Consultation closes 7 January 2026
- Decision issued 15 January 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 13.40 ha
- Conifer
- 13.40 ha
Official source
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FPA-12965 Find FPA-12965 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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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
- 30 Nov 2025 – 31 Dec 2028
- Felling area
- 13.4 ha
- Estimated volume
- 4,000 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 13.4 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Hazel Norway spruce Rowan Scots pine Sessile oak Silver birch Wild cherry (Gean)
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 13 ha | 65 yr | 4,100 | 3,900 m³ | none |
| a | Clear Felling | Larch | 0.4 ha | 65 yr | 120 | 100 m³ | none |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 52.24% | 7 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| a | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 44.03% | 5.9 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| a | Replant felled area | Sessile oak | 0.75% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| a | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 0.75% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| a | Replant felled area | Hazel | 0.75% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| a | Replant felled area | Wild cherry (Gean) | 0.75% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| a | Replant felled area | Rowan | 0.75% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 081 545
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 97
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Corby
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
- Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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