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FPA-12793

Berrymoss

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Berrymoss Wood
Nearest town
Hatton
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NK049401

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 August 2025
  2. Application accepted 1 August 2025
  3. Consultation opens 5 September 2025
  4. Consultation closes 3 October 2025
  5. Decision issued 10 November 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
39.47 ha
Conifer
39.47 ha

Official source

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FPA-12793

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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    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
31 Aug 2025 – 31 Aug 2030
Felling area
39.47 ha
Estimated volume
19,864 m³
Thinning area
62.06 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
39.47 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.66 ha 38 yr 7,924 2,264 m³ n/a
1a2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.68 ha 38 yr 5,152 1,472 m³ n/a
1a3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.32 ha 38 yr 3,248 928 m³ n/a
1a4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.21 ha 38 yr 1,694 484 m³ n/a
1a5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.55 ha 38 yr 770 220 m³ n/a
2a1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.51 ha 38 yr 6,314 1,804 m³ n/a
2a3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.72 ha 38 yr 2,408 688 m³ n/a
2a4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.81 ha 38 yr 5,334 1,524 m³ n/a
2a5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.63 ha 38 yr 3,682 1,052 m³ n/a
2a6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.35 ha 38 yr 3,290 940 m³ n/a
2a7 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.46 ha 38 yr 3,444 984 m³ n/a
2a8 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.35 ha 38 yr 1,890 540 m³ n/a
2a9 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.87 ha 38 yr 1,218 348 m³ n/a
2b1 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.52 ha 38 yr 728 146 m³ n/a
2b2 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.38 ha 38 yr 532 106 m³ n/a
2c1 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.88 ha 38 yr 1,232 246 m³ n/a
3a3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.79 ha 38 yr 1,106 316 m³ n/a
3a5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.09 ha 38 yr 1,526 436 m³ n/a
4a5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.46 ha 38 yr 644 184 m³ n/a
4a7 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.65 ha 38 yr 910 260 m³ n/a
4a8 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.67 ha 38 yr 938 268 m³ n/a
4a11 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.91 ha 38 yr 1,274 364 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
2a2 Sitka spruce 3.7 ha 259 m³ 1,400 1,000
2a3 Sitka spruce 1.78 ha 125 m³ 1,400 1,000
2a10 Sitka spruce 0.18 ha 13 m³ 1,400 1,000
2c1 Mixed conifers 0.97 ha 58 m³ 1,400 1,000
2c2 Mixed conifers 0.21 ha 13 m³ 1,400 1,000
3a1 Sitka spruce 5.11 ha 358 m³ 1,400 1,000
3a2 Sitka spruce 2.9 ha 203 m³ 1,400 1,000
3a3 Sitka spruce 1.43 ha 100 m³ 1,400 1,000
3a4 Sitka spruce 1.2 ha 84 m³ 1,400 1,000
3a6 Sitka spruce 0.86 ha 60 m³ 1,400 1,000
3a6 Sitka spruce 0.77 ha 54 m³ 1,400 1,000
4a1 Sitka spruce 4.95 ha 347 m³ 1,400 1,000
4a2 Sitka spruce 1.57 ha 110 m³ 1,400 1,000
4a3 Sitka spruce 1.33 ha 93 m³ 1,400 1,000
4a4 Sitka spruce 1.55 ha 109 m³ 1,400 1,000
4a5 Sitka spruce 0.69 ha 48 m³ 1,400 1,000
4a6 Sitka spruce 1.11 ha 78 m³ 1,400 1,000
4a7 Sitka spruce 0.92 ha 64 m³ 1,400 1,000
4a9 Sitka spruce 0.63 ha 44 m³ 1,400 1,000
4a10 Sitka spruce 1.52 ha 106 m³ 1,400 1,000
4b1 Japanese larch 0.41 ha 16 m³ 1,400 1,000
4b2 Japanese larch 0.23 ha 9 m³ 1,400 1,000
5a1 Sitka spruce 5.68 ha 398 m³ 1,400 1,000
5a2 Sitka spruce 3.89 ha 272 m³ 1,400 1,000
5a3 Sitka spruce 2.8 ha 196 m³ 1,400 1,000
5b1 Mixed conifers 0.37 ha 22 m³ 1,400 1,000
6a1 Sitka spruce 5.11 ha 358 m³ 1,400 1,000
6a2 Sitka spruce 2.88 ha 202 m³ 1,400 1,000
6a3 Sitka spruce 1.88 ha 132 m³ 1,400 1,000
6b1 Japanese larch 0.24 ha 10 m³ 1,400 1,000
6b2 Japanese larch 0.26 ha 10 m³ 1,400 1,000
7a1 Sitka spruce 3.12 ha 218 m³ 1,400 1,000
7a2 Sitka spruce 1.29 ha 90 m³ 1,400 1,000
7b1 Mixed conifers 0.52 ha 31 m³ 1,400 1,000

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 73.1% 9.81 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 10.88% 1.46 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 14.9% 2 ha 2,500
1 Create Designed Open Ground 1.12% 0.15 ha
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 57.87% 12.43 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 6.42% 1.38 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 35.2% 7.56 ha 2,500
2 Create Designed Open Ground 0.51% 0.11 ha
3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 1.88 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 41.26% 1.11 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Scots pine 33.83% 0.91 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 11.9% 0.32 ha 1,600
4 Create Designed Open Ground 13.01% 0.35 ha
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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Moss of Cruden

Site 1197

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Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 85.77 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NK 048 400

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 462

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Skelmuir
Parent material
Drifts with Cretaceous flints and quartzite cobbles
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Bogengarrie · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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.

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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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