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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-12654

Maxweltown

Shawhead · Dumfries and Galloway · 24 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 3.30 ha · 1 row Restocking · 1.74 ha · 1 row

FPA-12652

Dolphinston Farm

Jedburgh · Scottish Borders · 23 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.50 ha · 1 row

FPA-12651

Gilchristland

Closeburn · Dumfries and Galloway · 20 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 2.77 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12649

Halkburn

Galashiels · Scottish Borders · 19 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.59 ha · 2 rows Restocking · 1.09 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12647

Comlongan Estate CF

Clarencefield · Dumfries and Galloway · 19 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 9.36 ha · 4 rows Restocking · 6.52 ha · 1 row

FPA-12644

Gatehousecote

Bonchester Bridge · Scottish Borders · 18 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.33 ha · 3 rows Restocking · 1.12 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12639

Middletoun Farm

Stow · Scottish Borders · 16 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 9.74 ha · 4 rows

FPA-12637

Foulshiels

Stoneyburn · West Lothian · 16 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.24 ha · 1 row

FPA-12636

Carseknowes - Queensberry Estate

Thornhill · Dumfries and Galloway · 16 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.47 ha · 1 row

FPA-12633

Linkwood Farms

Forres · Moray · 12 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.28 ha · 2 rows Restocking · 1.28 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12631

Wester Binzean

Blairgowrie · Perth and Kinross · 12 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.03 ha · 1 row

FPA-12629

Seefar Wood (Sub Cmpt 8a, 8b)

Forneth · Perth and Kinross · 12 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.43 ha · 1 row

FPA-12623

Burreldale Moss

Inverurie · Aberdeenshire · 10 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 32.44 ha · 1 row

FPA-12621

Ardmaddy Estate

Oban · Argyll and Bute · 10 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 9.52 ha · 3 rows

FPA-12619

Baldernock Wood

Milingavie · East Dunbartonshire · 10 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.50 ha · 1 row Restocking · 1.93 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12617

East Loch Lomond

Rowardennan · Stirling · 10 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.08 ha · 1 row

FPA-12615

Castle Crawford

Crawford · South Lanarkshire · 10 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 5.87 ha · 2 rows Restocking · 1.56 ha · 1 row

FPA-12613

BAE Bishopton

Bishopton · Renfrewshire · 10 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 7.73 ha · 2 rows Restocking · 7.06 ha · 1 row

FPA-12612

Upper Cotburn

Turriff · Aberdeenshire · 10 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 1.44 ha · 1 row

FPA-12611

Gilmartin

Waterbeck · Dumfries and Galloway · 10 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 7.65 ha · 5 rows Restocking · 5.57 ha · 5 rows

FPA-12607

East Sutherland LMP

Pittentrail · Highland · 9 Jun 2025

Expired

Restocking · 24.5 ha · 1 row

FPA-12603

Yellowcraig

Dalry · Dumfries and Galloway · 5 Jun 2025

Approved

Restocking · 17.37 ha · 6 rows

FPA-12602

Dimpleknowe Farm

Ashkirk · Scottish Borders · 4 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 0.48 ha · 1 row

FPA-12600

Drumstinchall

Dalbeattie · Dumfries and Galloway · 4 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 5.42 ha · 11 rows Restocking · 3.24 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12599

Little Byth Woodlands

New Byth · Aberdeenshire · 4 Jun 2025

Approved

Felling · 5.85 ha · 3 rows Restocking · 3.96 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.