FPA-12749
Cowbog
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cowbog
- Nearest town
- New Pitsligo
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ845571
Key dates
- Application registered 28 July 2025
- Application accepted 24 July 2025
- Consultation opens 8 September 2025
- Consultation closes 6 October 2025
- Decision issued 15 October 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 6.55 ha
- Conifer
- 6.55 ha
Official source
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FPA-12749 Find FPA-12749 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.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.
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
- 30 Aug 2025 – 30 Aug 2026
- Felling area
- 6.55 ha
- Estimated volume
- 2,885 m³
- Thinning area
- 2.13 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 6.55 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a: | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 1.55 ha | 40 yr | 3,500 | 620 m³ | n/a |
| 1b: | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 4.1 ha | 40 yr | 9,500 | 1,750 m³ | n/a |
| 1c: | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 0.9 ha | 40 yr | 2,000 | 360 m³ | n/a |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2a: | Mixed conifers | 0.31 ha | 25 m³ | 2,300 | 1,840 |
| 3a: | Mixed conifers | 1.4 ha | 100 m³ | 2,300 | 1,840 |
| 4a: | Mixed conifers | 0.42 ha | 30 m³ | 2,300 | 1,840 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a: | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 94.84% | 1.47 ha | 2,600 | — | — |
| 1a: | Replant felled area | Hawthorn | 5.16% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1b: | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 90% | 3.69 ha | 2,600 | — | — |
| 1b: | Replant felled area | Hawthorn | 10% | 0.41 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1c: | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 90% | 0.81 ha | 2,300 | — | — |
| 1c: | Replant felled area | Hawthorn | 10% | 0.09 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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tore of Troup Site 1547 Official SiteLink record for Tore of Troup ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.3 km away | Published area 809.98 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 844 570
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peat
Map unit 3
Dystrophic basin peat
- Soil association
- Organic Soils
- Parent material
- Organic deposits
- Landform
- Basins and valleys
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Basin Peat · 100% Dystrophic basin peat
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
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