FPA-12713
Urquhart Bay Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Urquhart Bay Wood
- Nearest town
- Drumnadrochit
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NH508301
Key dates
- Application registered 15 July 2025
- Application accepted 10 July 2025
- Consultation opens 8 August 2025
- Consultation closes 5 September 2025
- Decision issued 14 October 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 7.30 ha
- Broadleaf
- 7.30 ha
Official source
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FPA-12713 Find FPA-12713 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
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 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
- Felling area
- 7.3 ha
- Estimated volume
- 60 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 7.3 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1b | Selective Felling | Ash | 6 ha | 25 yr | 30 | 25 m³ | Paint |
| 1b | Selective Felling | Ash | 1 ha | 75 yr | 15 | 20 m³ | Paint |
| 1b | Selective Felling | Ash | 0.3 ha | 55 yr | 15 | 15 m³ | Paint |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1b | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed native broadleaves | 100% | 7.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urquhart Bay Wood Site 1584 Official SiteLink record for Urquhart Bay Wood ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 519 m away | Published area 46.39 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NH 507 301
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Alluvial soils
Map unit 1
Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils
- Soil association
- Alluvial Soils
- Parent material
- Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
- Landform
- Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
- Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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