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CB342748

Moss of Kirkhill (SSSI)

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Moss of Kirkhill (SSSI)
Nearest town
Kennethmont, Huntly
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ534290

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 15 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 22 November 2013
  3. Consultation opens 5 December 2013
  4. Consultation closes 2 January 2014
  5. Decision issued 29 January 2014

Area

Total area
0.82 ha
Broadleaf
0.82 ha

Official source

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CB342748

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First archived 27 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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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH20_0943 Gartly Moor

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0374_0375_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0374_0375_b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Moss of Kirkhill

Site 1200

Official SiteLink record for Moss of Kirkhill
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity Point is inside the SSSI Published area 19.35 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 534 290

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 316

Brown earths

Soil association
Insch
Parent material
Drifts derived from gabbros and allied igneous rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Insch · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB342972 Moss of Kirkhill (SSSI) Location

Kennethmont, Huntly

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 141 m away Area 1.75 ha Decision issued
FPA-10360 Leith Hall Location

Huntly

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 944 m away Area 14 ha Decision issued
FPA-12035 Leith Hall Castle and Estate - Thinning Location

Huntly

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 985 m away Area 3.65 ha Approved
FLA02739 Leith Hall Location

Kennethmont

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 3.25 ha Decision issued
FPA-12578 Newnoth Location

Rynie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 24.3 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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20FGS50203 Upper Wheedlemont Native Wood Location

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Status Approved Distance 5.6 km away Area 2.96 ha Approved
22FGS67306 Mains of Collithie Location

Gartly

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Status Approved Distance 6.2 km away Area 41.95 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.