FPA-12909

Mannochbrae

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Reids Wood
Nearest town: Rothiemay
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ544490

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Key dates

Application registered 1 October 2025
Application accepted 29 September 2025
Consultation opens 27 October 2025
Consultation closes 24 November 2025
Decision issued 7 January 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 0.45 ha
Conifer: 0.20 ha
Broadleaf: 0.05 ha

Official source

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FPA-12909

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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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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:47 BST

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 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2027
Felling area: 0.45 ha
Estimated volume: 337 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.45 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.07 ha	60 yr	60	60 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.07 ha	60 yr	60	60 m³	n/a
1	Selective Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.02 ha	60 yr	4	2 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.13 ha	60 yr	105	105 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.13 ha	60 yr	105	105 m³	n/a
2	Selective Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.03 ha	60 yr	10	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 by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	44.14%	0.13 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	Sitka spruce	11.03%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	80%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	20%	0.06 ha	—	—	—

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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 543 489

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 518

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Tarves
Parent material: Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Pitmedden · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Pettymuck · 50% Peaty gleys

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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

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FLA00395 Mannoch Hill	Location Rothiemay Moray	Status Expired	Distance 539 m away	Area 3.38 ha	Decision issued 11 Jun 2015
CB465774 Old Manse, Mannochhill	Location Rothiemay Moray	Status Expired	Distance 700 m away	Area 5.2 ha	Decision issued 25 Jul 2014
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