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FPA-13427

Aultmore

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Aultmore
Nearest town
Buckie
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ418587

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 April 2026
  2. Application accepted 14 April 2026
  3. Consultation opens 25 May 2026
  4. Consultation closes 22 June 2026
  5. Decision issued 25 June 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
15.74 ha
Conifer
15.74 ha

Official source

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FPA-13427

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 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
1 May 2026 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area
15.74 ha
Estimated volume
10,388 m³
Proposed restocking
15.74 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
18760 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 13.43 ha 60 yr 13,447 9,791 m³ n/a
18760 Clear Felling Scots pine 1.57 ha 60 yr 1,080 417 m³ n/a
18760 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.74 ha 60 yr 468 180 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
18760 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 67.98% 10.7 ha 1,600
18760 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 16.01% 2.52 ha 2,500
18760 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 16.01% 2.52 ha 2,500
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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 418 586

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 243

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Foudland
Parent material
Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
Landform
Hills and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Foudland · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.