FPA-12237

Great Glen Rise

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Dunain Woods
Nearest town: Inverness
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH632435

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 10 February 2025
Application accepted 7 February 2025
Consultation opens 21 July 2025
Consultation closes 18 August 2025
Decision issued 22 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.86 ha
Conifer: 0.86 ha

Official source

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FPA-12237

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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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26 Aug 2026, 21:45 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST

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: 24 Mar 2025 – 28 Nov 2025
Felling area: 0.86 ha
Estimated volume: 245 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.86 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers

Proposed restocking species

Birch Mixed native broadleaves Oak Rowan Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.4 ha	55 yr	240	180 m³	Tape
2	Selective Felling	Mixed conifers	0.01 ha	55 yr	6	4 m³	Paint
3	Selective Felling	Mixed conifers	0.03 ha	55 yr	20	13 m³	Paint
4	Selective Felling	Mixed conifers	0.32 ha	55 yr	6	5 m³	Paint
5	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.1 ha	55 yr	60	43 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Birch	27.91%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Oak	6.98%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Rowan	4.65%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Willow	2.33%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	4.65%	0.04 ha	—	—	—
2a	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	1.16%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
3a	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	3.49%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
4a	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	37.21%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
5a	Replant felled area	Birch	6.98%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
5a	Replant felled area	Oak	2.33%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
5a	Replant felled area	Rowan	1.16%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
5a	Replant felled area	Willow	1.16%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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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
Torvean Landforms Site 1557 Official SiteLink record for Torvean Landforms ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity Point is inside the SSSI	Published area 404.93 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Torvean Landforms

Site 1557

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Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity Point is inside the SSSI

Published area 404.93 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 632 434

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 425

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: North Mormond
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments and acid metamorphic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills with strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Phorp · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Urchany · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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