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FPA-12369

Drumlithie Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Drumlithie Wood
Nearest town
Drumlithie
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NO791810

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 17 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 25 June 2025
  4. Consultation closes 23 July 2025
  5. Decision issued 28 July 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
1.54 ha
Conifer
1.54 ha

Official source

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FPA-12369

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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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  2. 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
1.54 ha
Estimated volume
186 m³
Proposed restocking
1.54 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.32 ha 70 yr 155 71 m³ No
1b Clear Felling Scots pine 1.22 ha 70 yr 250 115 m³ No

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 90.63% 0.29 ha 1,600
1a Restock by natural regeneration Sycamore 9.38% 0.03 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 50% 0.61 ha 1,600
1b Restock by natural regeneration Sycamore 50% 0.61 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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.

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 790 810

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
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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