FPA-12508
Ardhuncart Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Ardhuncart
- Nearest town
- Alford
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ475181
Key dates
- Application registered 30 April 2025
- Application accepted 10 April 2025
- Consultation opens 7 May 2025
- Consultation closes 4 June 2025
- Decision issued 4 June 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 0.94 ha
- Conifer
- 0.68 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.26 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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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
- 13 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027
- Felling area
- 0.94 ha
- Estimated volume
- 342.19 m³
- Thinning area
- 0.41 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 0.94 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9b | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.41 ha | 60 yr | 1,025 | 212.1 m³ | n/a |
| 9a | Selective Felling | Scots pine | 0.27 ha | 100 yr | 20 | 28.2 m³ | n/a |
| 9a | Selective Felling | Beech | 0.26 ha | 100 yr | 15 | 37.65 m³ | n/a |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9b | Sitka spruce | 0.41 ha | 64.24 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9B | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 21.81% | 0.41 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 9A | Restock with individual trees | Mixed native broadleaves | 28.19% | 0.53 ha | — | 105 | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 475 180
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 517
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Tarves
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Tarves · 50% Brown earths
- Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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