FPA-12132

Mount Annan

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Mount Annan Wood
Nearest town: Annan
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY194705

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Key dates

Application registered 8 January 2025
Application accepted 8 January 2025
Consultation opens 7 April 2025
Consultation closes 7 April 2025
Decision issued 8 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 2.42 ha
Conifer: 1.19 ha
Broadleaf: 1.23 ha

Official source

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FPA-12132

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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27 Aug 2026, 14:01 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:58 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 1 Mar 2025 – 28 Feb 2027
Felling area: 2.42 ha
Estimated volume: 660 m³
Thinning area: 0.07 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 2.42 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Beech Birch European larch Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sycamore Western hemlock

Proposed restocking species

Ash Beech Birch Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Oak Scots pine Sycamore White willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	European larch	0.8 ha	40 yr	1,000	300 m³	n/a
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Western hemlock	0.1 ha	40 yr	20	15 m³	n/a
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.07 ha	40 yr	10	10 m³	n/a
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.29 ha	40 yr	200	10 m³	n/a
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Beech	0.29 ha	40 yr	200	80 m³	n/a
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Ash	0.29 ha	40 yr	200	80 m³	n/a
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.29 ha	40 yr	200	80 m³	n/a
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Birch	0.29 ha	10 yr	200	80 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
Cpt 2	Mixed broadleaves	0.07 ha	5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	12.4%	0.3 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	12.4%	0.3 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	White willow	8.26%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	7.85%	0.19 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Restock by natural regeneration	Birch	11.98%	0.29 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Restock by natural regeneration	Sycamore	11.98%	0.29 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Restock by natural regeneration	Ash	5.79%	0.14 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Restock by natural regeneration	Beech	5.79%	0.14 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Oak	11.98%	0.29 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	5.79%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	5.79%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH21_0121 Woodcock Air Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0716 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0940_Shawbrae Moor Plantation P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_0728_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_0728 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 193 704

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 85

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Canonbie
Parent material: Drifts derived from Permian and Carboniferous sandstones and shales
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Canonbie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Mouldyhills · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees