FPA-12511

Auchintoul Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Auchintoul Wood
Nearest town: Aberchirder
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ620539
Total area: 14.77 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 30 April 2025
Application accepted 25 April 2025
Consultation opens 6 May 2025
Consultation closes 3 June 2025
Decision issued 4 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12511

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 5 May 2025 – 4 May 2026
Felling area: 14.77 ha
Estimated volume: 3,530 m³
Proposed restocking: 14.77 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AlderDowny birchHawthornHazelHybrid larchRowanSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.07 ha	43 yr	2,100	800 m³	n/a
1c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.52 ha	43 yr	350	250 m³	n/a
1d	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.05 ha	43 yr	600	360 m³	n/a
1e	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.8 ha	43 yr	480	220 m³	n/a
1g	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	6.94 ha	43 yr	6,000	1,800 m³	n/a
1h	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.39 ha	43 yr	585	100 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	47.66%	7.04 ha	2,500	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Hybrid larch	16.45%	2.43 ha	2,500	—	—
1c	Replant felled area	Common alder	0.83%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
1c	Replant felled area	Rowan	0.83%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
1c	Replant felled area	Downy birch	0.56%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
1c	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	0.28%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
1c	Replant felled area	Hazel	0.28%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
1d	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.05%	0.45 ha	—	—	—
2a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	17.13%	2.53 ha	2,500	—	—
2b	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1.29%	0.19 ha	—	—	—
2c	Replant felled area	Hybrid larch	8.53%	1.26 ha	2,500	—	—
2d	Replant felled area	Common alder	0.61%	0.09 ha	1,600	—	—
2d	Replant felled area	Rowan	0.61%	0.09 ha	1,600	—	—
2d	Replant felled area	Downy birch	0.41%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
2d	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	0.2%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
2d	Replant felled area	Hazel	0.2%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
2e	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1.08%	0.16 ha	—	—	—

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
CB481800 Auchentoul	Location Aberchirder Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 197 m away	Area 19.3 ha	Decision issued 26 Aug 2014
FLA-6339 Auchentoul Wood	Location Aberchirder Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 276 m away	Area 11.98 ha	Decision issued 7 Jun 2019
FPA-10971 Upper Backieley - Windblow	Location Aberchirder Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 0.3 ha	Decision issued 13 Dec 2023
FPA-10421 A97 Aberchirder to Banff Rd - Storm Otto Windblow	Location Aberchirder Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.15 ha	Decision issued 17 Apr 2023
CB407757 Auchinderran	Location Aberchirder Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 4.62 ha	Decision issued 8 May 2014

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
16FGS04896 Old Lodge Woodland creation	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 3.9 ha	Approved 19 Nov 2018
26FGS93879 Brown Hill	Location Aberchirder Aberdeenshire	Status Under Consideration	Distance 5.4 km away	Area 25.11 ha	Key date Not published
20FGS50864 Ramsburn Woodland Creation	Location Glenbarry Moray	Status Approved	Distance 6.3 km away	Area 8.26 ha	Approved 25 Mar 2021
16FGS12097 Ordens Farms Muckleton woodland creation	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 6.6 km away	Area 0.75 ha	Approved 19 Nov 2018
22FGS67867 Craigmartin Woodland	Location Glenbarry Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 7.3 km away	Area 49.28 ha	Approved 6 Jan 2023

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:39 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:55 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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