FPA-13026
Cawdor Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Big Wood
- Nearest town
- Cawdor
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NH846489
Key dates
- Application registered 21 November 2025
- Application accepted 21 November 2025
- Consultation opens 3 June 2026
- Consultation closes 1 July 2026
- Decision issued 13 August 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Official source
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FPA-13026 Find FPA-13026 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
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Track changes
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Status changed
- From
- Under Consideration
- To
- Approved
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Under Consideration
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
- 28 May 2026 – 1 Dec 2027
- Felling area
- 0 ha
- Estimated volume
- 258.21 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0 ha
Species in felling operations
Ash Beech Birch Elm Grand fir Japanese larch Norway spruce Oak Scots pine Sitka spruce Western hemlock
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Oak | 0 ha | 200 yr | 5 | 52 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Beech | 0 ha | 200 yr | 8 | 92 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Elm | 0 ha | 200 yr | 10 | 28 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Norway spruce | 0 ha | 61 yr | 5 | 2.25 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Grand fir | 0 ha | 61 yr | 6 | 35 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Western hemlock | 0 ha | 61 yr | 1 | 1.7 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Scots pine | 0 ha | 126 yr | 4 | 22 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Birch | 0 ha | 50 yr | 1 | 0.26 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Sitka spruce | 0 ha | 100 yr | 1 | 7.5 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Sitka spruce | 0 ha | 47 yr | 1 | 0.5 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Japanese larch | 0 ha | 20 yr | 12 | 5 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Ash | 0 ha | 200 yr | 1 | 8 m³ | Pink Dot |
| Big Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Caledonian scots pine | 0 ha | 150 yr | 1 | 4 m³ | Pink Dot |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Wood | Restock with individual trees | Oak | 0% | 0 ha | — | 57 | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cawdor Wood Site 349 Official SiteLink record for Cawdor Wood ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity Point is inside the SSSI | Published area 161.43 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NH 846 488
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 100
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Corby
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
- Landform
- Mounds and ridges with gentle to steep slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Corby · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| CB371834 Holme Rose Estate | Location Cawdor Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.1 km away | Area 4.3 ha | Decision issued |
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| FPA-9765 Assich Gate | Location Nairn Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.4 km away | Area 5.1 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA00254 Kilravock Castle | Location Croy Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.5 km away | Area 17.78 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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