FPA-12272

West Woods

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: West Woods
Nearest town: Dyce
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ858107

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Key dates

Application registered 18 February 2025
Application accepted 10 February 2025
Consultation opens 22 April 2025
Consultation closes 20 May 2025
Decision issued 9 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 1.97 ha
Conifer: 1.83 ha

Official source

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FPA-12272

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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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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:56 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: 1 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2025
Felling area: 1.97 ha
Estimated volume: 989 m³
Thinning area: 1.5 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 1.97 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir European larch Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hybrid larch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
4 I	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.41 ha	45 yr	188	118 m³	NO
4 D	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.26 ha	45 yr	156	92 m³	NO
4D	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.26 ha	45 yr	156	110 m³	NO
4 D	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.14 ha	45 yr	84	59 m³	NO
4 D	Clear Felling	European larch	0.26 ha	45 yr	156	110 m³	NO
4 D	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.39 ha	45 yr	234	74 m³	NO
4 J	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.25 ha	45 yr	273	306 m³	NO

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
5 A	Sitka spruce	1.5 ha	120 m³	1,600	1,100

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
4 D	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	90.08%	1.18 ha	2,500	—	—
4 D	Replant felled area	Hybrid larch	9.92%	0.13 ha	2,500	—	—
4 I	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	90.24%	0.37 ha	2,500	—	—
4 I	Replant felled area	Hybrid larch	9.76%	0.04 ha	2,500	—	—
4 J	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	88%	0.22 ha	2,500	—	—
4 J	Replant felled area	Hybrid larch	12%	0.03 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 857 106

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 97

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Corby
Parent material: Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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