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Sitka spruce

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

Applications
1,126

unique across both operation types

Proposed felling
7,413 ha

across 1,077 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 247 1,859.6 -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

1,126 unique felling applications, newest first. Badges show which extracted table contains the species and the attributed area.

FPA-12073

Duntreath

Killeran · Stirling · 2 Dec 2024

Approved

Felling · 5.78 ha · 1 row

FPA-12069

East Mains Saltoun

East Saltoun · East Lothian · 28 Nov 2024

Approved

Restocking · 0.30 ha · 1 row

FPA-12064

Fochabers Estate

Buckie · Moray · 26 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 0.01 ha · 1 row

FPA-12061

Angus Rural Woodlands

Crombie · Angus · 26 Nov 2024

Expired

Felling · 4.79 ha · 1 row

FPA-12058

Forfar Loch

Forfar · Angus · 26 Nov 2024

Under Consideration

Felling · 0.79 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12057

Angus Rural Woodlands

Monikie · Angus · 26 Nov 2024

Expired

Felling · 13.36 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12055

The MacRobert Trust

Tarland · Aberdeenshire · 26 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 3.14 ha · 3 rows Restocking · 1.69 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12054

Noranside Wood

Forfar · Angus · 25 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 0.10 ha · 1 row

FPA-12053

Upper Magus Farm

St. Andrews · Fife · 25 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 1.92 ha · 1 row

FPA-12052

Moness Resort

Aberfeldy · Perth and Kinross · 25 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 0.30 ha · 1 row

FPA-12051

Keppochan East & Tullich

Cladich · Argyll and Bute · 25 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 7.84 ha · 1 row Restocking · 0.56 ha · 1 row

FPA-12050

Mill of Haulkerton, Benholm Castle-Windblow

Inverbervie · Aberdeenshire · 25 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 0.55 ha · 1 row Restocking · 0.37 ha · 1 row

FPA-12046

Polmoodie

Moffat · Dumfries and Galloway · 21 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 11.55 ha · 1 row Restocking · 11.01 ha · 1 row

FPA-12045

Borlands

Haddington · East Lothian · 21 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 0.70 ha · 1 row

FPA-12042

Alton Rig, Queensberry Estate

Thornhill · Dumfries and Galloway · 20 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 1.98 ha · 7 rows Restocking · 1.15 ha · 4 rows

FPA-12041

Boghouse, Queensberry Est

Thornhill · Dumfries and Galloway · 20 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 4.03 ha · 3 rows Restocking · 3.95 ha · 5 rows

FPA-12038

Mearns LMP38 Windblow 24-25 coupes

Auchenblae · Aberdeenshire · 19 Nov 2024

Expired

Felling · 113.07 ha · 37 rows Restocking · 71.35 ha · 9 rows

FPA-12037

Mearns LMP38-Coupe 38498 and 38204

Auchenblae · Aberdeenshire · 19 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 1.34 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12036

Hardiston Forest

Kelty · Perth and Kinross · 18 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 17.91 ha · 4 rows Restocking · 15.4 ha · 4 rows

FPA-12035

Leith Hall Castle and Estate - Thinning

Huntly · Aberdeenshire · 18 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 2.65 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12034

Isles Forest

Dalbeattie · Dumfries and Galloway · 18 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 0.60 ha · 1 row

FPA-12031

Rockhallhead Farm

Dumfries · Dumfries and Galloway · 15 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 0.60 ha · 2 rows Restocking · 0.90 ha · 2 rows

FPA-12024

Colins Wood

Glassel, Banchory · Aberdeenshire · 13 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 0.03 ha · 1 row

FPA-12023

Mains of Meadaple

Rothienorman · Aberdeenshire · 12 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 0.01 ha · 1 row

FPA-12019

Burnmouth Plantation, Queensberry Estate

Durisdeer · Dumfries and Galloway · 11 Nov 2024

Approved

Felling · 11.63 ha · 4 rows Restocking · 7.78 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.