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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-13301

Foulmire

Keilder · Scottish Borders · 5 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 134.19 ha · 5 rows Restocking · 33.31 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13300

Davington

Eskdalemuir · Dumfries and Galloway · 5 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.39 ha · 6 rows

FPA-13299

Chesters Strip

Chesters · Scottish Borders · 5 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.22 ha · 1 row

FPA-13297

Synton Farm

Lilliesleaf · Scottish Borders · 4 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.65 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13291

Fordie Estate

Comrie · Perth and Kinross · 2 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 6.77 ha · 1 row Restocking · 5.44 ha · 1 row

FPA-13289

Glen Afton Woodlands

New Cumnock · East Ayrshire · 2 Mar 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.60 ha · 4 rows

FPA-13288

Duntreath Estate

Blanefield · Stirling · 27 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 4.15 ha · 1 row Restocking · 5.66 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13287

Invergeldie Lodge

Invergeldie · Perth and Kinross · 27 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.30 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13285

Langhaugh

Peebles · Scottish Borders · 27 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.36 ha · 1 row

FPA-13284

Craigsford Mains

Earlston · Scottish Borders · 27 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 3.27 ha · 2 rows Restocking · 2.94 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13283

Garbole

Tomatin · Highland · 27 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 4.49 ha · 1 row Restocking · 2.37 ha · 1 row

FPA-13281

Barlocco

Auchencairn · Dumfries and Galloway · 26 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 4.60 ha · 6 rows Restocking · 0.94 ha · 1 row

FPA-13276

Glenfarclas Distillery

Aberlour · Moray · 25 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.07 ha · 1 row

FPA-13273

North Quintfall Forest

Lyth · Highland · 23 Feb 2026

Approved

Restocking · 3.35 ha · 1 row

FPA-13272

Mount Farm Wood

Stirling · Stirling · 23 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 2.87 ha · 3 rows Restocking · 1.86 ha · 3 rows

FPA-13271

Cairnton Estate

Keith · Moray · 23 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 13.79 ha · 1 row Restocking · 13.74 ha · 1 row

FPA-13270

BMF Group – Mr Gordon Morison Woodlands

Huntly · Aberdeenshire · 23 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 17.5 ha · 8 rows Restocking · 3.70 ha · 1 row

FPA-13268

Rossie School

Montrose · Angus · 23 Feb 2026

Approved

Restocking · 0.18 ha · 2 rows

FPA-13267

Montrose Estates

Drymen · Stirling · 20 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.50 ha · 1 row

FPA-13261

Monikie Country Park

Monikie · Angus · 20 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 1.16 ha · 3 rows

FPA-13256

Craggie Estate

Inverness · Highland · 19 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.20 ha · 1 row

FPA-13252

Crombie Country Park

Crombie · Angus · 18 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 13.41 ha · 6 rows

FPA-13247

Cowdenknowes Mains Farm

Earlston · Scottish Borders · 17 Feb 2026

Approved

Restocking · 2.65 ha · 1 row

FPA-13246

West Balquhain Farm

Chapel of Garioch · Aberdeenshire · 17 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 0.40 ha · 1 row Restocking · 0.29 ha · 1 row

FPA-13245

Woodlands of Durris

Banchory · Aberdeenshire · 17 Feb 2026

Approved

Felling · 3.58 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.