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This document contains a management plan for Crannaich, a 2.43-hectare woodland within the Cairngorms National Park, from 2020 to 2030. Scottish Forestry, a Scottish Government agency, is responsible for forestry policy, support and regulation. The plan details the woodland's history, current state (primarily Scots Pine planted in 1962), and future vision: to restore it to a semi-natural state and increase its ecological value by thinning trees, planting native broadleaf species, and creating varied habitats. The plan also addresses the protection of the woodland, deer browsing, and increasing climate change resilience. The plan outlines objectives for sustainable management and stakeholder engagement as well as silvicultural practices. The woodland is a PAWS (Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites), has an upland acid native pinewood, and is in a Scots Pine seed exclusion zone.