FPA-12944
Boat Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Meigle
- Local authority
- Angus Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO307469
Key dates
- Application registered 16 October 2025
- Application accepted 15 October 2025
- Consultation opens 31 October 2025
- Consultation closes 28 November 2025
- Decision issued 8 December 2025
- Restocking due 1 April 2030
Area
- Total area
- 2.39 ha
- Conifer
- 1.59 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.80 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
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 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2027
- Felling area
- 2.39 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,145 m³
- Thinning area
- 3.6 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 2.39 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.44 ha | 30 yr | — | 198 m³ | — |
| 3 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.15 ha | 30 yr | — | 517 m³ | — |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Birch | 0.8 ha | 30 yr | — | 160 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birch | 3.6 ha | 270 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed broadleaves | 100% | 0.44 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 3 | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed broadleaves | 100% | 1.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 4 | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed broadleaves | 100% | 0.8 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 · NO 307 468
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 237
Humus-iron podzols with brown earths
- Soil association
- Forfar
- Parent material
- Water-sorted drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone sediments
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Forfar · 45% Humus-iron podzols
- Vinny · 45% Humus-iron podzols
- Ruthven · 10% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
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