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FPA-12752

Garvel House

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Garvel Wood
Nearest town
New Pitsligo
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ865579

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 30 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 3 September 2025
  4. Consultation closes 1 October 2025
  5. Decision issued 28 October 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
4.55 ha
Conifer
4.55 ha

Official source

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FPA-12752

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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
31 Aug 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
Felling area
4.55 ha
Estimated volume
4,308 m³
Thinning area
5.65 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
4.58 ha · 100.7% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers

Proposed restocking species

Alder Beech Pedunculate oak Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a: Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.08 ha 65 yr 2,000 1,100 m³ n/a
4a: Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.25 ha 55 yr 400 200 m³ n/a
4b: Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.19 ha 55 yr 340 150 m³ n/a
5b: Clear Felling Mixed conifers 3.03 ha 53 yr 5,500 2,100 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
2a: Mixed conifers 0.32 ha 79 m³ 2,200 1,760
3a: Mixed conifers 2.83 ha 400 m³ 1,800 1,440
5a: Mixed conifers 0.45 ha 80 m³ 1,800 1,440
2b: Mixed broadleaves 0.85 ha 30 m³ 1,200 960
2c: Mixed conifers 0.33 ha 20 m³ 2,200 1,760
5c: Mixed conifers 0.87 ha 149 m³ 1,800 1,440

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a: Replant felled area Sitka spruce 60.19% 0.65 ha 2,600
1a: Replant felled area Beech 20.37% 0.22 ha 1,600
1a: Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 20.37% 0.22 ha 1,599
4a: Replant felled area Beech 52% 0.13 ha 1,598
4a: Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 52% 0.13 ha 1,600
4b: Replant felled area Beech 26.32% 0.05 ha 1,600
4b: Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 26.32% 0.05 ha 1,600
4b: Replant felled area Sitka spruce 52.63% 0.1 ha 2,600
5b: Replant felled area Sitka spruce 49.83% 1.51 ha 2,600
5b: Replant felled area Beech 20.13% 0.61 ha 1,600
5b: Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 20.13% 0.61 ha 1,600
5b: Replant felled area Common alder 9.9% 0.3 ha 1,600
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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Turclossie Moss

Site 1682

Official SiteLink record for Turclossie Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 62.35 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Tore of Troup

Site 1547

Official SiteLink record for Tore of Troup
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.7 km away Published area 809.98 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 865 578

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 281

Peaty gleys with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Hatton
Parent material
Drifts derived from Middle and Lower Old Red Sandstone conglomerates
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.

  • Quirn · 50% Peaty gleys
  • Inverchor · 25% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Blackrie · 25% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 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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