FPA-12828
Wuddy Hill - Windblow
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Wuddy Hill
- Nearest town
- Mintlaw
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ971475
Key dates
- Application registered 27 August 2025
- Application accepted 20 August 2025
- Consultation opens 17 September 2025
- Consultation closes 15 October 2025
- Decision issued 27 October 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 3.00 ha
- Conifer
- 3.00 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-12828 Find FPA-12828 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
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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First captured
- 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 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2028
- Felling area
- 3 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,200 m³
- Thinning area
- 0.4 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 3 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 3 ha | 60 yr | 1,500 | 1,000 m³ | na |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mixed broadleaves | 0.4 ha | 200 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 50% | 1.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Alder | 50% | 1.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 970 474
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 517
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Tarves
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills 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.
- Tarves · 50% Brown earths
- Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-9476 Bridgend Wood - Windblow | Location Old Deer Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 447 m away | Area 2.55 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-13624 Biffie | Location Old Deer Aberdeenshire | Status Under Consideration | Distance 539 m away | Area 1.63 ha | Key date Not published |
| FLA01998 Saplin Brae | Location Peterhead Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 949 m away | Area 0.44 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA01826 Saplin Brae | Location Peterhead Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 949 m away | Area 4.25 ha | Decision issued |
| CB80131 Near Mill of Aden | Location Old Deer Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 1.2 km away | Area 0.5 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
Nearby woodland creation applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FGS37784 West Crichie Native Woods | Location Stuartfield Aberdeenshire | Status Approved | Distance 3.8 km away | Area 7.37 ha | Approved |
| 20FGS51503 Worldsend Native Woodland | Location Maud Aberdeenshire | Status Approved | Distance 5.3 km away | Area 13.04 ha | Approved |