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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-13355

Glassary Woods

Bridgend · Argyll and Bute · 24 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 15.93 ha · 1 row Restocking · 12.55 ha · 1 row

FPA-13353

Bughtrig Estate

Leitholm · Scottish Borders · 23 Mar 2026

Under Consideration

Felling · 0.42 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13349

Birkenhill Wood

Elgin · Moray · 19 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 4.83 ha · 1 row

FPA-13347

Isle of Canna

Mallaig · Highland · 18 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.28 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13346

Mailingsland

Peebles · Scottish Borders · 18 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.18 ha · 2 rows Restocking · 0.91 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13344

Hillsgill Forest

Carnwath · South Lanarkshire · 18 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 4.15 ha · 5 rows

FPA-13342

Roberton Mains Farm

Dolphinton, West Linton · South Lanarkshire · 17 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.20 ha · 1 row

FPA-13340

Bishopsfauld Farm

Comrie · Perth and Kinross · 17 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.25 ha · 1 row

FPA-13337

Winfield Farm

Whitsome, Berwick · Scottish Borders · 16 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.16 ha · 1 row Restocking · 0.30 ha · 1 row

FPA-13336

BMF Group - Bognie Trust

Forgue Huntly · Aberdeenshire · 16 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.20 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13331

Roxburghe Estates

Roxburgh · Scottish Borders · 12 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.72 ha · 1 row

FPA-13329

Achentoul Estate

Kinbrace · Highland · 11 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.11 ha · 1 row

FPA-13327

Cleuchhead Plantation - Queensberry Estate

Thornhill · Dumfries and Galloway · 11 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 4.03 ha · 5 rows Restocking · 2.65 ha · 4 rows

FPA-13326

Flichity Estate

Flichity/Farr · Highland · 11 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 3.15 ha · 1 row

FPA-13324

Hollybush Estate

Galashiels · Scottish Borders · 11 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.96 ha · 2 rows Restocking · 0.67 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13321

Lochnaw Castle

Leswalt · Dumfries and Galloway · 11 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.99 ha · 2 rows Restocking · 0.23 ha · 1 row

FPA-13320

Brockhouse Farm

Fountainhall · Scottish Borders · 11 Mar 2026

Approved

Restocking · 0.20 ha · 1 row

FPA-13319

Georgefield

Langholm · Dumfries and Galloway · 10 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 5.74 ha · 3 rows Restocking · 3.85 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13318

Kingswell Croft

Oyne · Aberdeenshire · 10 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.12 ha · 1 row

FPA-13317

Easter Rattray Farm

Blairgowrie · Perth and Kinross · 10 Mar 2026

Under Consideration

Felling · 0.18 ha · 1 row

FPA-13315

Ardnamurchan

Kilchoan · Highland · 9 Mar 2026

Under Consideration

Felling · 2.02 ha · 12 rows Restocking · 4.63 ha · 18 rows

FPA-13310

Auchendolly Estate

Old Bridge of Urr · Dumfries and Galloway · 6 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.36 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13306

Barnacabber Farm

Ardentinny · Argyll and Bute · 5 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.04 ha · 1 row

FPA-13305

Queensberry Est - Bogrie Wood

Thornhill · Dumfries and Galloway · 5 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 2.71 ha · 4 rows

FPA-13304

Castleton House - Eilean Mór

Lochgilphead · Argyll and Bute · 5 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.62 ha · 1 row

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.