FPA-12154

Quothquan Lodge

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Moor Wood
Nearest town: Thankerton
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS990419

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 14 January 2025
Application accepted 14 January 2025
Consultation opens 19 March 2025
Consultation closes 19 March 2025
Decision issued 20 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.62 ha
Conifer: 0.62 ha

Official source

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FPA-12154

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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

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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: 24 Mar 2025 – 1 Mar 2027
Felling area: 0.62 ha
Estimated volume: 1,200 m³
Thinning area: 18.83 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 0.62 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Birch Hawthorn Oak Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.62 ha	45 yr	150	80 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
1	Sitka spruce	8.61 ha	530 m³	2,000	1,500
3	Sitka spruce	3.93 ha	230 m³	2,000	1,500
4	Sitka spruce	2.79 ha	160 m³	2,000	1,500
5	Sitka spruce	2.27 ha	130 m³	2,000	1,500
6	Sitka spruce	1.23 ha	70 m³	2,000	1,500

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Replant felled area	Hawthor n	24.19%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Rowan	24.19%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Birch	25.81%	0.16 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Oak	25.81%	0.16 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 990 419

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 465

Brown earths

Soil association: Sorn
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous and Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments and lavas
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Quothquan · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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