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FPA-12917

Ecclesgreig - Craigbrae

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Craigbrae
Nearest town
St Cyrus
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NO741660

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 6 October 2025
  2. Application accepted 6 October 2025
  3. Consultation opens 24 October 2025
  4. Consultation closes 20 November 2025
  5. Decision issued 22 December 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.06 ha
Conifer
0.06 ha

Official source

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FPA-12917

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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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Track changes

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  2. 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 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area
0.06 ha
Estimated volume
66 m³
Proposed restocking
0.06 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.06 ha 45 yr 58 66 m³ NO

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 100% 0.06 ha 1,600
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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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

St Cyrus and Kinnaber Links

Site 1468

Official SiteLink record for St Cyrus and Kinnaber Links
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.7 km away Published area 306.6 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 741 659

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 414

Brown earths

Soil association
Mountboy
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone lavas and sediments
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Mountboy · 70% Brown earths
  • Garvock · 30% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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