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FPA-12749

Cowbog

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NJ845571 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cowbog
Nearest town
New Pitsligo
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ845571
Total area
6.55 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 24 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 8 September 2025
  4. Consultation closes 6 October 2025
  5. Decision issued 15 October 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12749

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

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

Mixed conifers

Proposed restocking species

HawthornNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed 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.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
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

Detailed proposed restocking operations
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 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-12961 Auchnagorth Farm Location

New Pitsligo

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 1.88 ha Approved
FPA-10862 Braclamore Farm- Windblow Location

New Pitsligo

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.58 ha Decision issued
FPA-7775 Mid Cowbog Woodlands Location

New Pitsligo

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 0.36 ha Decision issued
FPA-12599 Little Byth Woodlands Location

New Byth

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.7 km away Area 5.85 ha Approved
FPA-12752 Garvel House Location

New Pitsligo

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 4.55 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
26FGS92199 Howe of Byth Quarry Woodland Creation Location

Maud

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 711 m away Area 9.27 ha Approved
26FGS93401 Garvelside Triangle Wood Location

New Pitsligo

Aberdeenshire

Status Under Consideration Distance 1.3 km away Area 1.21 ha Key date Not published
18FGS31298 Lovies Cowbog Woodland Creation 2019 Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 23.44 ha Approved
15FGS00594 Fishrie Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.1 km away Area 106.1 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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