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FPA-12952

Dunecht Estates

Approved 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: NO695983 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Balwearie & Catterlock Woods
Nearest town
Banchory
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NO695983
Total area
4.71 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 21 October 2025
  2. Application accepted 17 October 2025
  3. Consultation opens 21 November 2025
  4. Consultation closes 19 December 2025
  5. Decision issued 6 January 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12952

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
5 Jan 2026 – 5 Feb 2026
Felling area
4.71 ha
Estimated volume
3,098 m³
Thinning area
43.33 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
4.7 ha · 99.8% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruceWestern red cedar

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
B7a1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.71 ha 53 yr 1,000 800 m³ Feller Sellect

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
B4c1 Sitka spruce 0.73 ha 31 m³ 307 290
B4c1 Scots pine 1.12 ha 35 m³ 307 272
B4d1 Sitka spruce 6.7 ha 563 m³ 203 119
B4d2 Sitka spruce 3.51 ha 295 m³ 203 119
B4e1 Norway spruce 0.55 ha 31 m³ 313 285
B4e1 Scots pine 0.55 ha 23 m³ 240 219
B5d1 Scots pine 2.52 ha 88 m³ 339 304
B6a1 Scots pine 7.68 ha 322 m³ 161 119
B6a2 Norway spruce 2.56 ha 125 m³ 178 129
B6a3 Norway spruce 1.17 ha 57 m³ 178 129
B7b1 Norway spruce 1.01 ha 50 m³ 178 129
B7d1 Scots pine 0.07 ha 4 m³ 125 115
B7d1 Mixed broadleaves 1.18 ha 14 m³ 100 90
B8d1 Douglas fir 0.38 ha 27 m³ 320 290
B8d1 Scots pine 0.81 ha 34 m³ 296 273
B8f1 Norway spruce 3.47 ha 121 m³ 336 301
B8g1 Scots pine 1.92 ha 67 m³ 308 273
B9b1 Scots pine 4.44 ha 145 m³ 145 96
B9b1 Douglas fir 2.96 ha 266 m³ 160 100

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
B7a1 Restock by natural regeneration Sitka spruce 59.87% 2.82 ha 2,500 — —
B7a1 Replant felled area Western red cedar 39.92% 1.88 ha 2,500 — —

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
CB38085 Raemoir and Campfield Estate Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 882 m away Area 1.1 ha Decision issued
FPA-6503 Raemoir and Campfield Estate Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 3.76 ha Decision issued
FPA-7792 Hill of Brathens Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 0.45 ha Decision issued
FPA-11431 Brathens Wood Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
FPA-12685 Leys Estate Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 0.56 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
20FGS50846 Maryfield Farm WC Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.5 km away Area 9.8 ha Approved
20FGS46543 Cairnton Blackhall Woodland Expansion Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.2 km away Area 10.99 ha Approved
20FGS51624 BIRK LODGE Location

Peterculter

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.3 km away Area 4.93 ha Approved
17FGS21877 Hill of Fare Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 46.29 ha Approved
16FGS12818 Candyglirach Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.7 km away Area 6.18 ha Approved

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Land listings

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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
    Approved

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