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FPA-12111

Ribreck

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Ribreck
Nearest town
Dallas
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ129475

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 18 December 2024
  2. Application accepted 13 December 2024
  3. Consultation opens 26 March 2025
  4. Consultation closes 23 April 2025
  5. Decision issued 19 May 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
13.66 ha
Conifer
13.66 ha

Official source

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FPA-12111

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

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

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Track changes

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  2. 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
1 Apr 2025 – 10 Oct 2025
Felling area
13.66 ha
Estimated volume
3,000 m³
Proposed restocking
13.66 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
4 Clear Felling Scots pine 6.83 ha 45 yr 9,750 1,500 m³
4 Clear Felling Japanese larch 6.83 ha 45 yr 9,750 1,500 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
4a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 12.81% 1.75 ha 2,500
4b Replant felled area Norway spruce 12.15% 1.66 ha 2,500
4a Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 12.15% 1.66 ha 2,500
4a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 14.17% 1.94 ha 2,500
4a Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 4.72% 0.65 ha 2,500
4a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 22.84% 3.12 ha 1,600
4b Replant felled area Scots pine 9.66% 1.32 ha 2,500
4a Create Designed Open Ground Sitka spruce 11.49% 1.57 ha 2,500
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 128 475

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

F6 Very limited 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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