FPA-12855

Glen Nevis

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Glen Nevis
Nearest town: Fort William
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NN115730

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 5 September 2025
Application accepted 29 August 2025
Consultation opens 23 October 2025
Consultation closes 19 November 2025
Decision issued 21 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 29.43 ha
Conifer: 29.43 ha

Official source

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FPA-12855

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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 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027
Felling area: 29.43 ha
Estimated volume: 19,390 m³
Proposed restocking: 29.43 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Japanese larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Douglas fir Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Coupe 21237	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	9.96 ha	55 yr	18,050	6,185 m³	—
Coupe 21237	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.77 ha	58 yr	2,710	226 m³	—
Coupe 21237	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.51 ha	77 yr	3,073	2,340 m³	—
Coupe 21237	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	1.21 ha	77 yr	1,035	840 m³	—
Coupe 21237	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	12.42 ha	77 yr	10,323	8,790 m³	—
Coupe 21408	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.56 ha	93 yr	93	1,009 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
21237A	Replant felled area	Scots pine	25%	7.36 ha	2,800	—	—
21237A	Replant felled area	Birch	26%	7.65 ha	1,800	—	—
21237B	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	35%	10.3 ha	1,800	—	—
21237C	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	9%	2.65 ha	2,800	—	—
21408B	Replant felled area	Scots pine	5%	1.47 ha	2,800	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH17_0898_Allt a' Mhuillin P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH17_0898_Allt a' Mhuillin

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 3.9 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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
Ben Nevis Site 192 Official SiteLink record for Ben Nevis ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.2 km away	Published area 9,538.51 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Ach an Todhair Site 11 Official SiteLink record for Ach an Todhair ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 2.0 km away	Published area 175.27 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Ben Nevis

Site 192

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.2 km away

Published area 9,538.51 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Ach an Todhair

Site 11

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 2.0 km away

Published area 175.27 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 114 730

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 29

Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Undulating hills with gentle and strong slopes: moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Badanloch · 50% Peaty gleys
Semi-confined peat · 50% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees