FPA-12986

Candacraig Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Forbestown and Newe
Nearest town: Strathdon
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ365126

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 7 November 2025
Application accepted 4 November 2025
Consultation opens 26 November 2025
Consultation closes 25 November 2025
Decision issued 2 December 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 0.48 ha
Broadleaf: 0.48 ha

Official source

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FPA-12986

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 14:23 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:47 BST

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 2030
Felling area: 0.48 ha
Estimated volume: 18.5 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.48 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Beech Elm Silver birch Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Hawthorn Hazel Rowan Sessile oak Silver birch Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Selective Felling	Ash	0.01 ha	40 yr	3	0.5 m³	n/a
1	Selective Felling	Elm	0.01 ha	50 yr	1	1 m³	n/a
1	Selective Felling	Sycamore	0.01 ha	40 yr	1	0.5 m³	n/a
1	Selective Felling	Beech	0.01 ha	70 yr	2	3 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Ash	0.04 ha	50 yr	3	2 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Elm	0.06 ha	50 yr	2	0.5 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.02 ha	50 yr	2	0.5 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Silver birch	0.01 ha	40 yr	2	0.5 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Beech	0.01 ha	70 yr	1	1 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Elm	0.01 ha	50 yr	1	0.5 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Ash	0.01 ha	70 yr	1	1 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Elm	0.07 ha	40 yr	1	1 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Ash	0.05 ha	70 yr	2	2 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Beech	0.06 ha	70 yr	2	2 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.07 ha	40 yr	5	2 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Silver birch	0.03 ha	40 yr	2	0.5 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock with individual trees	Sessile oak	3.58%	0.02 ha	—	8	—
1	Restock with individual trees	Wild cherry (Gean)	3.79%	0.02 ha	—	10	—
2	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	6.32%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Hazel	12.63%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	6.32%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	8.42%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Silver birch	14.74%	0.07 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Hazel	14.74%	0.07 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Rowan	14.74%	0.07 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	14.74%	0.07 ha	1,600	—	—

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 364 126

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 422

Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Nochty
Parent material: Fluvioglacial gravels, sands and silts derived from basic rocks
Landform: Valley floors with terraces and mounds with with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Nochty · 70% Brown earths
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FPA-10936 Candacraig Estate	Location Bellabeg - Strathdon Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 0.48 ha	Decision issued 30 Oct 2023
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FLA00873 Gordon Woodlands Ltd	Location Bellabeg Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 583 m away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 23 Nov 2015
CB43766 Cot-town Farm	Location Strathdon Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 762 m away	Area 1.54 ha	Decision issued 16 Jul 2012
FLA01797 Semeil Farm	Location Strathdon Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 860 m away	Area 4.05 ha	Decision issued 9 Jan 2017