FPA-12368
East Coast Viners- Windblow
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Bridge of Fiddes
- Nearest town
- Drumlithie
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO797807
Key dates
- Application registered 19 March 2025
- Application accepted 16 April 2025
- Consultation opens 17 July 2025
- Consultation closes 14 August 2025
- Decision issued 18 August 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 0.35 ha
- Conifer
- 0.35 ha
Official source
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FPA-12368 Find FPA-12368 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.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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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 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2025
- Felling area
- 0.35 ha
- Estimated volume
- 212 m³
- Thinning area
- 1.02 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 0.35 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1b | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.12 ha | 30 yr | 95 | 39 m³ | no |
| 1c | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.23 ha | 30 yr | 113 | 68 m³ | no |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Sitka spruce | 0.18 ha | 38 m³ | 1,100 | 700 |
| 1d | Sitka spruce | 0.15 ha | 15 m³ | 1,000 | 700 |
| 1d | Scots pine | 0.16 ha | 15 m³ | 1,000 | 700 |
| 1e | Sitka spruce | 0.26 ha | 19 m³ | 1,000 | 700 |
| 1e | Scots pine | 0.27 ha | 18 m³ | 1,000 | 700 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1b | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 100% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1c | Replant felled area | Woody shrubs | 100% | 0.23 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 797 806
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 273
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Gleneagles
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments and lavas, and acid schists
- Landform
- Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Gleneagles · 100% Brown earths
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-12369 Drumlithie Wood | Location Drumlithie Aberdeenshire | Status Approved | Distance 671 m away | Area 1.54 ha | Approved |
| FPA-11626 East Coast Viners - Windblow | Location Drumlithie Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 700 m away | Area 1.85 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-7795 Broombank Farm | Location Fordoun Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 1.6 km away | Area 0.26 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-10819 Temple of Fiddes - Windblow | Location Brechin Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 2.2 km away | Area 1.38 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-9722 Pitdrichie | Location Stonehaven Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 2.4 km away | Area 5.5 ha | Decision issued |
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