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FPA-12100

Mount Rich Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Mount Rich Farm
Nearest town
Dingwall
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH558605

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 December 2024
  2. Application accepted 12 December 2024
  3. Consultation opens 29 May 2025
  4. Consultation closes 27 May 2025
  5. Decision issued 3 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.18 ha
Conifer
0.05 ha
Broadleaf
0.13 ha

Official source

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FPA-12100

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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    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 Mar 2025 – 26 Mar 2026
Felling area
0.18 ha
Estimated volume
41.45 m³
Proposed restocking
0.18 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
2 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
3 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
4 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
5 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
6 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
7 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
8 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
9 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
10 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 50 yr 1 0.8 m³ PAINT
11 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
12 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 1 2.65 m³ PAINT
13 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 50 yr 1 1.5 m³ PAINT
14 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.05 ha 30 yr 40 10 m³ PAINT

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
3 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
4 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
5 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
6 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
7 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
8 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
9 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
10 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
11 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
12 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
13 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.56% 0.01 ha 1,600
14 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 27.78% 0.05 ha 1,600
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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Cromarty Firth

Site 467

Official SiteLink record for Cromarty Firth
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 383 m away Published area 3,146.4 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 557 604

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 454

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Sabhail
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower and Middle Old Red Sandstone sandstones
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Mount Eagle · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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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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