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FPA-12807

Gallow Hill Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Monikie
Local authority
Angus Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO486417

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 18 August 2025
  2. Application accepted 27 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 3 October 2025
  4. Consultation closes 30 October 2025
  5. Decision issued 5 November 2025
  6. Restocking due 31 March 2030

Area

Total area
11.82 ha
Conifer
6.35 ha

Official source

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FPA-12807

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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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  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 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027
Felling area
11.82 ha
Estimated volume
3,602 m³
Proposed restocking
11.82 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.97 ha 45 yr 1,398 m³
A Clear Felling Scots pine 2.38 ha 45 yr 582 m³
A Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.59 ha 45 yr 351 m³
B Clear Felling Norway spruce 3.88 ha 45 yr 1,271 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
A Restock by natural regeneration Birch 40.05% 3.18 ha 1,600
A Restock by natural regeneration Willow 19.9% 1.58 ha 1,600
A Restock by natural regeneration Sycamore 19.9% 1.58 ha 1,600
A Restock by natural regeneration Common alder 5.04% 0.4 ha 1,600
A Restock by natural regeneration Rowan 5.04% 0.4 ha 1,600
A Restock by natural regeneration Beech 5.04% 0.4 ha 1,600
A Restock by natural regeneration Scots pine 5.04% 0.4 ha 1,600
B Restock by natural regeneration Birch 35.05% 1.36 ha 1,600
B Restock by natural regeneration Willow 20.1% 0.78 ha 1,600
B Restock by natural regeneration Sycamore 15.21% 0.59 ha 1,600
B Restock by natural regeneration Rowan 4.9% 0.19 ha 1,600
B Restock by natural regeneration Oak 4.9% 0.19 ha 1,600
B Restock by natural regeneration Wild cherry (Gean) 4.9% 0.19 ha 1,600
B Restock by natural regeneration Common alder 3.87% 0.15 ha 1,600
B Restock by natural regeneration Scots pine 1.03% 0.04 ha 1,600
B Create Designed Open Ground 10.05% 0.39 ha
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Protected places

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Carrot Hill Meadow

Site 334

Official SiteLink record for Carrot Hill Meadow
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 8.51 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 485 417

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 41

Brown earths

Soil association
Balrownie
Parent material
Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Balrownie · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

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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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