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FPA-12526

Den of Cortes

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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NJ997594 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cortes Woods
Nearest town
Lonmay
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ997594
Total area
1.07 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 6 May 2025
  2. Application accepted 1 May 2025
  3. Consultation opens 7 May 2025
  4. Consultation closes 6 May 2025
  5. Decision issued 12 May 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12526

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2027
Felling area
1.07 ha
Estimated volume
1,375 m³
Thinning area
5.25 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
1.07 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

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 1.07 ha 65 yr 1,500 900 m³ N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
2 Norway spruce 1.13 ha 100 m³ 800 725
2 Scots pine 1.13 ha 100 m³ 800 725
2 Sycamore 1.13 ha 100 m³ 800 725
2 Douglas fir 1.13 ha 100 m³ 800 725
3 Hybrid larch 0.75 ha 75 m³ 1,900 1,650

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 1.07 ha 2,500 — —

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
FPA-10250 Den of Cortes - Storm Arwen Location

Lonmay

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 359 m away Area 1.07 ha Decision issued
FLA00285 Fordafourie Location

Lonmay

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.0 km away Area 0.34 ha Decision issued
FLA01827 House of Auchiries Location

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.2 km away Area 2.86 ha Decision issued
FLA-5990 Craigellie Location

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.8 km away Area 0.89 ha Decision issued
CB62431 Mormond Hill Location

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.0 km away Area 8.8 ha Decision issued

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
19FGS38324 Wester Cardno woodland creation Location

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.1 km away Area 2.85 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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