20FGS47304

Birneyknowe Shelterbelt WC

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

Approved woodland creation area — Conifer

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Solid outline: approved/site area · Dashed green: claimed planting

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Country: Scotland
Nearest town: HAWICK
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT551111
Total area: 8.85 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 18 February 2020
Application accepted 18 February 2020
Consultation opens 18 February 2020
Consultation closes 17 March 2020
Decision issued 3 June 2020
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

20FGS47304

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Approved woodland creation area

Includes grant-aided open ground; excludes other land. These are approved areas, not completed planting.

Conifer · 8.8917 ha · Approved 2020 · Planned claim 2020

Scottish Forestry Options · OGL v3.0 · Source updated 22/10/2026

Scottish Forestry Claims · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Source updated 05/11/2026

Planting claims

Scottish Forestry planting claims for this case, using full mapped claim areas.

Claimed planting; current survival and standing stock are not recorded. Claim year is the source's financial year.

Mapped crop — each area counted once
Species or combination	Mapped claim area	Claims
Spruce - Norway	0.88 ha	Claim 1 / 2020
Spruce - Sitka	6.6 ha	Claim 1 / 2020
Mixed broadleaves	0.43 ha	Claim 1 / 2020

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA01315 Birneyknowe Farm	Location Hawick Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 735 m away	Area 1.81 ha	Decision issued 2 Jun 2016
FPA-9815 Ormiston	Location Hawick Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 1.26 ha	Decision issued 11 Nov 2022
FPA-11556 Stonedge and Howahill Forest	Location Bonchester Bridge Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.08 ha	Decision issued 20 Jun 2024
FPA-12680 Birney Knowe	Location Bonchester Bridge Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 2.9 ha	Approved 12 Sept 2025
FLA03597 Earlside	Location Bonchester Bridge Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 3.65 ha	Decision issued 31 Jan 2019

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
20FGS46366 Ormiston Woodlands	Location HAWICK Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 3.5 km away	Area 4.11 ha	Approved 1 Apr 2020
18FGS34082 Adderstonshiels Woodland Creation	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 4.4 km away	Area 6.61 ha	Approved 15 Jul 2019
19FGS43703 Hallrule woodland creation	Location HAWICK Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 4.8 km away	Area 4.83 ha	Approved 28 Jan 2020
17FGS15777 Berryfell 2017	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 4.8 km away	Area 69.74 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
24FGS79259 Wauchope Woodland Creation 2024	Location Bonchester bridge Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.4 km away	Area 68.59 ha	Approved 16 Aug 2024

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Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:43 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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