Glen Affric Land Management Plan 2020 - 2030 North Region Glen Affric Land Management Plan Plan Reference No: 030/517/428……………. Plan Approval Date: ………02/02/2021…………………. Plan Expiry Date: …………01/02/2031………………….. 1 Glen Affric Land Management Plan 2020 - 2030 Contents 1.0 Summary of Proposals ................................................................................. 2 6.5.3 Analysis and Concept ......................................................................... 26 1.1 Vision ................................................................................................... 2 6.5.4 Management Prescriptions .................................................................. 26 1.2 Background .......................................................................................... 2 6.6 Zone 4a- Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin .......................................................... 28 1.3 Land Management Principles ................................................................... 2 6.6.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................... 28 1.4 Recreation ............................................................................................ 2 6.6.2 Management Objectives ..................................................................... 28 1.5 Stakeholders ......................................................................................... 3 6.6.3 Analysis and Concept ......................................................................... 28 1.6 Deer Management ................................................................................. 3 6.6.4 Management Prescriptions .................................................................. 29 2.0 FCS Regulatory Requirements .................................................................... 4 6.7 Zone 4b- Fasnakyle South..................................................................... 30 2.1 Activity Summary and Monitoring Table .................................................... 4 6.7.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................... 30 2.2 Tolerance table .................................................................................... 13 6.7.2 Management Objectives ..................................................................... 30 2.3 Departure from UKFS Guidelines............................................................ 13 6.7.3 Analysis and Concept ......................................................................... 30 3.0 EIA Screening Determination for forestry projects ......................................... 13 6.7.4 Management Prescriptions .................................................................. 31 3.1 EIA scoping form (please see Appendix 19)............................................. 13 6.8 Zone 5a- Central Glen Affric and Glen Cannich ........................................ 32 4.0 Introduction ........................................................................................... 14 6.8.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................... 32 4.1 The existing land holding ...................................................................... 14 6.8.2 Management Objectives ..................................................................... 32 4.2 Setting and context ............................................................................. 14 6.8.3 Analysis and Concept ......................................................................... 32 4.3 LMP Presentation ................................................................................. 15 6.8.4 Management Prescriptions .................................................................. 32 5.0 (Whole) Plan Objectives ............................................................................. 16 6.9 Zone 5b- Affric West ............................................................................ 33 5.1 Management ....................................................................................... 16 6.9.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................... 33 6.0 Analysis and Concept ................................................................................. 18 6.9.2 Management Objectives ..................................................................... 33 6.1 Zone 1a- Kerrow Blocks ........................................................................ 18 6.9.3 Analysis and Concept ......................................................................... 33 6.1.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................... 18 6.9.4 Management Prescriptions .................................................................. 33 6.1.2 Management Objectives ..................................................................... 18 6.10 Zone 6- Open Hill ............................................................................... 35 6.1.3 Analysis and Concept ........................................................................ 18 6.10.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................. 35 6.1.4 Management Prescriptions ................................................................. 19 6.10.2 Management Objectives ................................................................... 35 6.2 Zone 1b- Cannich Blocks ...................................................................... 20 6.10.3 Analysis and Concept ....................................................................... 35 6.2.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................... 20 6.10.4 Management Prescriptions ................................................................ 35 6.2.2 Management Objectives ..................................................................... 20 6.11 Timber Transport ............................................................................... 37 6.2.3 Analysis and Concept ........................................................................ 20 6.11.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................. 37 6.2.4 Management Prescriptions ................................................................. 21 6.11.2 Management Objectives ................................................................... 37 6.3 Zone 2a- Cougie .................................................................................. 22 6.11.3 Analysis and Concept ....................................................................... 37 6.3.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................... 22 6.11.4 Management Prescriptions ................................................................ 37 6.3.2 Management Objectives ..................................................................... 22 6.12 Flood Management ............................................................................. 38 6.3.3 Analysis and Concept ........................................................................ 22 6.12.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................. 38 6.3.4 Management Prescriptions ................................................................. 22 6.12.2 Management Objectives ................................................................... 38 6.4 Zone 2b- Lower Guisachan and Plodda ................................................... 24 6.12.3 Analysis and Concept ....................................................................... 38 6.4.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................... 24 6.12.4 Management Prescriptions ................................................................ 39 6.4.2 Management Objectives ..................................................................... 24 7.0 Land Management Plan Proposals ................................................................ 40 6.4.3 Analysis and Concept ........................................................................ 24 7.1 Species Composition ............................................................................ 40 6.4.4 Management Prescriptions ................................................................. 25 7.2 Age Composition .................................................................................. 40 6.5 Zone 3- Upper Guisachan ..................................................................... 26 7.3 Scale of Proposed felling areas .............................................................. 41 6.5.1 Key Features and Issues .................................................................... 26 7.4 Production Forecast .............................................................................. 42 6.5.2 Management Objectives ..................................................................... 26 2 Glen Affric Land Management Plan 2020 - 2030 1.0 Summary of Proposals 1.1 Vision “The aim should be say over a century , to build up gradually a reasonable balance of age-classes, old and young, so that there will always be a 50 Year Vision (2070) succession of trees of different ages. The structure should be semi-irregular Caledonian Pinewoods will be restored by removal of all non-native tree as it is today in some of the larger and better preserved woodlands, a species. All mature non-native conifers will be removed from the core mosaic of groups and stands of varying extent up to a few acres, each pinewood