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Sitka spruce

Explore Scottish felling and proposed-restocking applications mentioning Sitka spruce, with annual area statistics.

Applications
1,125

unique across both operation types

Proposed felling
7,412 ha

across 1,076 applications

Proposed restocking
4,211 ha

across 555 applications

Sitka spruce by year

Proposed hectares grouped by application registration year. Where the register has no registration date, the first archived date is used. The current year is partial.

Year Felling apps Felling ha YoY Restocking apps Restocking ha YoY
2026 246 1,858.8 -40% 119 782.5 -56%
2025 454 3,099.6 +33% 250 1,790.7 +14%
2024 357 2,338.0 +2150% 179 1,566.4 +2317%
2023 16 103.9 +772% 5 64.8 +872%
2022 3 11.9 2 6.67

Applications mentioning Sitka spruce

1,125 unique felling applications, newest first. Badges show which extracted table contains the species and the attributed area.

FPA-12897

Glen Clova Estate

Kirriemuir · Angus · 24 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.35 ha · 1 row Restocking · 0.18 ha · 1 row

FPA-12896

Whiteknowes farm

Alford · Aberdeenshire · 24 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.41 ha · 1 row

FPA-12894

Shebster Water Treatment Works

Shebster, Thurso · Highland · 23 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.20 ha · 1 row

FPA-12888

Upper Cloan

Auchterarder · Perth and Kinross · 19 Sept 2025

Approved

Restocking · 1.50 ha · 3 rows

FPA-12889

The Dale

Forsinard · Highland · 19 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 25.7 ha · 1 row Restocking · 10.0 ha · 1 row

FPA-12885

Garbole

Tomatin · Highland · 19 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.48 ha · 1 row Restocking · 1.84 ha · 1 row

FPA-12884

Loch Dougan Forest

Kirkcudbright · Dumfries and Galloway · 18 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 4.65 ha · 5 rows

FPA-12876

Overwells Farm

Jedburgh · Scottish Borders · 16 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 3.61 ha · 1 row Restocking · 2.59 ha · 1 row

FPA-12875

Laphroaig Distillery

Port Ellen · Argyll and Bute · 16 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 3.51 ha · 1 row

FPA-12874

Spottes House

Haugh of Urr · Dumfries and Galloway · 16 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.01 ha · 1 row

FPA-12873

Knock Hill

Dunning · Perth and Kinross · 16 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 10.49 ha · 1 row

FPA-12872

South Slipperfield

West Linton · Scottish Borders · 15 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 2.45 ha · 4 rows Restocking · 2.46 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12871

Glenvicaskill

Balmeanach · Highland · 12 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 11.6 ha · 1 row Restocking · 10.76 ha · 1 row

FPA-12866

Gowner Farm

Oldmeldrum · Aberdeenshire · 10 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 2.62 ha · 1 row

FPA-12865

Lethem Forest

Chesters · Scottish Borders · 10 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 19.76 ha · 4 rows

FPA-12864

Wauchope

Bonchester Bridge · Scottish Borders · 10 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.00 ha · 1 row Restocking · 2.24 ha · 1 row

FPA-12862

Glenshaugh

Laurencekirk · Aberdeenshire · 9 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.04 ha · 1 row

FPA-12861

The Glen Farm

Kirkcudbright · Dumfries and Galloway · 9 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 6.88 ha · 6 rows Restocking · 5.82 ha · 3 rows

FPA-12857

Semeil Deer Farm

Strathdon · Aberdeenshire · 8 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.64 ha · 1 row

FPA-12856

Mervinslaw Estate

Camptown · Scottish Borders · 8 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.47 ha · 1 row Restocking · 0.88 ha · 1 row

FPA-12854

Whitehillock

Fraserburgh · Aberdeenshire · 5 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 3.40 ha · 5 rows

FPA-12855

Glen Nevis

Fort William · Highland · 5 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 15.8 ha · 4 rows

FPA-12852

Braes of Gight

Methilick · Aberdeenshire · 5 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 3.49 ha · 1 row

FPA-12850

Castlemilk & Corrie Estates

Lockerbie · Dumfries and Galloway · 5 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.36 ha · 1 row

FPA-12848

Balmeanach

Balmneanach · Highland · 4 Sept 2025

Approved

Felling · 4.56 ha · 2 rows Restocking · 7.76 ha · 2 rows

These figures come from the detailed forms attached to felling applications. Woodland-creation grant records do not currently expose species-level fields in Standingwire. Figures are proposals rather than completed work; thinning rows are excluded from felling totals.