FPA-12930
Curlew Cottage
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Fryster Woodland
- Nearest town
- Thurso
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- ND178638
Key dates
- Application registered 10 October 2025
- Application accepted 10 October 2025
- Consultation opens 11 November 2025
- Consultation closes 9 December 2025
- Decision issued 11 December 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2032
Area
- Total area
- 2.00 ha
- Conifer
- 2.00 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-12930 Find FPA-12930 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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Track changes
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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
- 1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
- Felling area
- 2 ha
- Estimated volume
- 400 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 2 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Lodgepole pine Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce Sycamore
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2 ha | 50 yr | 2,000 | 400 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Restock by natural regeneration | Sitka spruce | 61% | 1.22 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| A | Restock by natural regeneration | Lodgepole pine | 14% | 0.28 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| A | Replant felled area | Sycamore | 5% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| A | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 15% | 0.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| A | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 5% | 0.1 ha | — | — | — |
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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 · ND 177 638
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty gleys
Map unit 543
Peaty gleys
- Soil association
- Thurso
- Parent material
- Greyish brown drifts derived from Middle Old Red Sandstone flagstones and sandstones
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Olrig · 100% Peaty gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-7388 Curlew Cottage | Location Thurso Highland | Status Expired | Distance 100 m away | Area 5.2 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-7990 Fryster | Location Castletown Highland | Status Expired | Distance 707 m away | Area 12.17 ha | Decision issued |
| CB227696 Durran | Location Durran near Castletown Highland | Status Expired | Distance 1.0 km away | Area 5 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-10918 Hoy Water treatment works, Halkirk | Location Halkirk Highland | Status Expired | Distance 5.0 km away | Area 1.3 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-8597 Hoy Water treatment works, Halkirk | Location Halkirk Highland | Status Expired | Distance 5.0 km away | Area 1.3 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 17FGS23017 Geiselittle Farm | Location Highland | Status Approved | Distance 6.4 km away | Area 1 ha | Approved |
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