FPA-7879

Birkenbog

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Birkenbog Wood
Nearest town: Fordyce
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ535630

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 4 February 2021
Application accepted 3 February 2021
Consultation opens 6 April 2021
Consultation closes 4 May 2021
Decision issued 10 May 2021

Area

Total area: 2.41 ha
Conifer: 2.41 ha

Official source

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FPA-7879

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:27 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 534 630

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 498

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Strichen
Parent material: Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with strong and steep slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Strichen · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11685 Birkenbog-Windblow	Location Fordyce Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 224 m away	Area 1.79 ha	Approved 27 Aug 2024
FPA-6529 Seafield Rural (Cullen)	Location Cullen Moray	Status Expired	Distance 412 m away	Area 0.17 ha	Decision issued 15 Jul 2019
FPA-7824 Seafield Rural	Location Cullen Moray	Status Expired	Distance 728 m away	Area 42.16 ha	Decision issued 30 Mar 2021
FPA-8311 Lythe Home	Location Cullen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 985 m away	Area 3.85 ha	Decision issued 27 Sept 2021
CB469893 Greenhill	Location Deskford Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 11.73 ha	Decision issued 22 Jul 2014