FPA-13096
Rhindbuckie Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Rhindbuckie Wood
- Nearest town
- Banchory
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO715933
Key dates
- Application registered 16 December 2025
- Application accepted 17 December 2025
- Consultation opens 6 January 2026
- Consultation closes 6 January 2026
- Decision issued 13 January 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 27.68 ha
- Conifer
- 27.68 ha
Official source
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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
- 4 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Felling area
- 27.68 ha
- Estimated volume
- 14,558 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 27.68 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Douglas fir Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Clear Felling | Douglas fir | 0.37 ha | 43 yr | — | 149 m³ | — |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.41 ha | 43 yr | — | 634 m³ | — |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Douglas fir | 1.41 ha | 43 yr | — | 634 m³ | — |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.46 ha | 43 yr | — | 204 m³ | — |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 0.45 ha | 43 yr | — | 204 m³ | — |
| 7 | Clear Felling | Douglas fir | 4.08 ha | 42 yr | — | 1,283 m³ | — |
| 7 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 4.07 ha | 42 yr | — | 1,283 m³ | — |
| 7 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.97 ha | 42 yr | — | 306 m³ | — |
| 8 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.89 ha | 42 yr | — | 1,529 m³ | — |
| 9 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 11.57 ha | 42 yr | — | 8,332 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 100% | 4.1 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 7 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 33.33% | 3.04 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 7 | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 33.33% | 3.04 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 7 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 33.33% | 3.04 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 8 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 51.9% | 1.5 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 8 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 48.1% | 1.39 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 9 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 92.57% | 10.71 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 9 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 7.09% | 0.82 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 9 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.35% | 0.04 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 714 932
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 115
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Countesswells
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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