FPA-12139

Moine Odhar

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Moine Odhar
Nearest town: Fort William
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NN155785

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 9 January 2025
Application accepted 8 January 2025
Consultation opens 7 May 2025
Consultation closes 4 June 2025
Decision issued 1 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 5.47 ha
Conifer: 5.33 ha
Broadleaf: 0.14 ha

Official source

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FPA-12139

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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, 13:36 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:55 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 31 Mar 2025 – 30 Mar 2027
Felling area: 5.47 ha
Estimated volume: 2,542.3 m³
Proposed restocking: 5.47 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.03 ha	40 yr	4,545	1,454.4 m³	Flagging Tape
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.3 ha	44 yr	3,450	1,087.9 m³	Flagging Tape
1&2	Clear Felling	Mixed native broadleaves	0.14 ha	44 yr	20	0 m³	Flagging Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1 and 2	I do not intend to restock	—	89.03%	4.87 ha	—	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	10.97%	0.6 ha	2,500	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH17_0898_Allt a' Mhuillin P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH17_0898_Allt a' Mhuillin

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 3.1 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Parallel Roads of Lochaber Site 1272 Official SiteLink record for Parallel Roads of Lochaber ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 14,492.03 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Parallel Roads of Lochaber

Site 1272

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.8 km away

Published area 14,492.03 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 155 784

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 505

Brown earths

Soil association: Strichen
Parent material: Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform: Hill and valley sides with strong to very steep slopes: slightly and moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Fungarth · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees