FPA-12192

Bawd Moss - Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Bawd Moss
Nearest town: Banchory
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NO768898

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Key dates

Application registered 27 January 2025
Application accepted 27 January 2025
Consultation opens 26 May 2025
Consultation closes 23 June 2025
Decision issued 1 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 25.86 ha
Conifer: 25.86 ha

Official source

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FPA-12192

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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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27 Aug 2026, 13:34 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:54 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: 26 May 2025 – 25 Jan 2027
Felling area: 25.86 ha
Estimated volume: 15,629 m³
Proposed restocking: 25.86 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Lodgepole pine 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
1b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	9.38 ha	45 yr	11,580	5,902 m³	n/a
1c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	7.54 ha	45 yr	9,299	4,742 m³	n/a
1d	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	6.97 ha	45 yr	8,598	4,385 m³	n/a
1h	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.87 ha	45 yr	1,322	344 m³	n/a
2j	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.97 ha	44 yr	352	204 m³	n/a
2x	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.13 ha	44 yr	199	52 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2j1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	63.64%	0.7 ha	1,600	—	—
2j2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	24.55%	0.27 ha	—	—	—
2x	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	11.82%	0.13 ha	1,600	—	—
1b1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	35.58%	8.81 ha	2,500	—	—
1b2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	2.3%	0.57 ha	1,600	—	—
1c	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	30.45%	7.54 ha	2,500	—	—
1d1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	25.53%	6.32 ha	2,500	—	—
1d2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	2.63%	0.65 ha	1,600	—	—
1h	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	3.51%	0.87 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 767 898

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 4

Dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Organic Soils
Parent material: Organic deposits
Landform: Uplands and northern lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Blanket Peat · 100% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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