FPA-12599

Little Byth Woodlands

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Little Byth Woodlands - Cpts 1 & 9
Nearest town: New Byth
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ832564

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Key dates

Application registered 4 June 2025
Application accepted 26 May 2025
Consultation opens 30 June 2025
Consultation closes 28 July 2025
Decision issued 11 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 5.85 ha
Conifer: 5.85 ha

Official source

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FPA-12599

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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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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:52 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: 4 Jun 2025 – 18 May 2027
Felling area: 5.85 ha
Estimated volume: 2,340 m³
Proposed restocking: 5.85 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
9b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.89 ha	24 yr	5,200	1,156 m³	N/A
9c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.57 ha	24 yr	2,826	628 m³	N/A
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.39 ha	24 yr	2,502	556 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
9c	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	96.18%	1.51 ha	2,500	—	—
9d	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.82%	0.06 ha	—	—	—
9b	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	97.58%	2.82 ha	2,500	—	—
9f	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.42%	0.07 ha	—	—	—
1f	Create Designed Open Ground	—	7.91%	0.11 ha	—	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	82.01%	1.14 ha	2,500	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	10.07%	0.14 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 832 563

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 427

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Ordley
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments and argillaceous schists
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Boghead · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Woodside · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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