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FPA-12685

Leys Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • SF - Selective Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NO690961 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Rescobie Wood
Nearest town
Banchory
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NO690961
Total area
0.56 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 3 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 3 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 8 July 2025
  4. Consultation closes 5 August 2025
  5. Decision issued 7 August 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12685

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
28 Jul 2025 – 26 Jul 2027
Felling area
0.56 ha
Estimated volume
126 m³
Proposed restocking
0.56 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

HazelMixed broadleavesPedunculate oakRowanSilver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Rescobie Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.56 ha 60 yr 253 126 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Rescobie Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 30% 0.17 ha 1,600 — —
" Replant felled area Rowan 25% 0.14 ha 1,600 — —
" Replant felled area Hazel 15% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
" Replant felled area Silver birch 10% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
" Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 20% 0.11 ha 2,500 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA00173 Banchory Trust Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 853 m away Area 0.09 ha Decision issued
FLA00012 Adjacent to King George V Park Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.04 ha Decision issued
FLA00165 Cairnton Estate Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.09 ha Decision issued
FLA-6059 Cairnton Estate Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 0.02 ha Decision issued
FLA00320 Holly Lodge Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.49 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
20FGS46543 Cairnton Blackhall Woodland Expansion Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 10.99 ha Approved
20FGS50846 Maryfield Farm WC Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 9.8 ha Approved
18FGS25497 Pitreadie Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.5 km away Area 38.56 ha Approved
17FGS19017 Pitreadie Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.2 km away Area 285.53 ha Approved
18FGS25357 Easter Beltie Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Under Consideration Distance 6.5 km away Area 15.81 ha Key date Not published

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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