FPA-12258

Swinside Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Swinside Forest
Nearest town: Oxnam
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT718142

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 14 February 2025
Application accepted 14 February 2025
Consultation opens 2 April 2025
Consultation closes 2 April 2025
Decision issued 3 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 42.13 ha
Conifer: 40.88 ha
Broadleaf: 0.46 ha

Official source

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FPA-12258

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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, 14:02 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:58 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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: 42.13 ha
Estimated volume: 20,830 m³
Proposed restocking: 42.13 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Lodgepole pine Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Lodgepole pine Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
191	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	38.34 ha	48 yr	86,300	19,883 m³	Tape
191	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.65 ha	48 yr	1,625	234 m³	Tape
191	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	1.07 ha	48 yr	2,675	385 m³	Tape
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.11 ha	19 yr	225	23 m³	Tape
2	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.79 ha	19 yr	1,975	180 m³	Tape
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.36 ha	19 yr	900	51 m³	Tape
2	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.35 ha	19 yr	875	49 m³	Tape
2	Clear Felling	Mixed native broadleaves	0.06 ha	19 yr	66	3 m³	Tape
2	Clear Felling	Mixed native broadleaves	0.4 ha	19 yr	440	22 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
191	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	65%	27.38 ha	2,500	—	—
191	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	6%	2.53 ha	2,500	—	—
191	Replant felled area	Lodgepole pine	5%	2.11 ha	2,500	—	—
191	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5%	2.11 ha	1,600	—	—
191	Create Designed Open Ground	—	14%	5.9 ha	—	—	—
2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	5%	2.11 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH17_1468 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 187 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH17_1468

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 187 m away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 717 142

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 473

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Sourhope
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
Landform: Undulating foothills with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Atton · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees