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FPA-12545

Syre

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Syre
Nearest town
Kinbrace
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NC675399

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 May 2025
  2. Application accepted 26 August 2025
  3. Consultation opens 5 September 2025
  4. Consultation closes 3 October 2025
  5. Decision issued 9 January 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area
49.46 ha
Conifer
49.46 ha

Official source

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FPA-12545

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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
22 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area
49.46 ha
Estimated volume
13,355 m³
Proposed restocking
49.46 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
5d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 10.43 ha 66 yr 2,816 m³ Tape
5d Clear Felling Scots pine 10.43 ha 66 yr 2,816 m³ Tape
5f Clear Felling Scots pine 1.86 ha 66 yr 502 m³ Tape
5f Clear Felling Scots pine 4.35 ha 66 yr 1,175 m³ Tape
5z Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 5.77 ha 66 yr 1,558 m³ Tape
6b Clear Felling Scots pine 2.9 ha 66 yr 783 m³ Tape
6f Clear Felling Scots pine 2 ha 66 yr 540 m³ Tape
6f Clear Felling Scots pine 4.66 ha 66 yr 1,258 m³ Tape
6z Clear Felling Scots pine 2.38 ha 66 yr 643 m³ Tape
7f Clear Felling Scots pine 1.06 ha 66 yr 286 m³ Tape
7f Clear Felling Scots pine 2.47 ha 66 yr 667 m³ Tape
7z Clear Felling Hybrid larch 1.15 ha 66 yr 311 m³ Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
5d Replant felled area Sitka spruce 21.09% 10.43 ha 2,500
5d Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 21.09% 10.43 ha 2,500
5f Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 3.76% 1.86 ha 1,600
5f Replant felled area Caledonian scots pine 8.79% 4.35 ha 1,600
5z Create Designed Open Ground 11.67% 5.77 ha
6b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 5.86% 2.9 ha 2,500
6f Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 4.04% 2 ha 1,600
6f Replant felled area Caledonian scots pine 9.42% 4.66 ha 1,600
6z Create Designed Open Ground 4.81% 2.38 ha
7f Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.14% 1.06 ha 1,600
7f Replant felled area Caledonian scots pine 4.99% 2.47 ha 1,600
7z Create Designed Open Ground 2.33% 1.15 ha
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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Bad na Gallaig

Site 113

Official SiteLink record for Bad na Gallaig
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 567 m away Published area 4,719.25 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Syre Peatlands

Site 1512

Official SiteLink record for Syre Peatlands
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 3,168.98 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NC 674 398

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 26

Peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic semi-confined peat with peaty gleys

Soil association
Arkaig
Parent material
Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform
Hummocky valley and slope moraines: often bouldery
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Kildonan · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Semi-confined peat · 35% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
  • Badanloch · 30% Peaty gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

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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