FPA-12108

Spottiswoode Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

SF - Selective Felling

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.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Spottiswoode Forest
Nearest town: Westruther
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT613497
Total area: 4.76 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 18 December 2024
Application accepted 18 December 2024
Consultation opens 12 February 2025
Consultation closes 12 March 2025
Decision issued 14 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12108

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 10 Feb 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area: 4.76 ha
Estimated volume: 1,200 m³
Proposed restocking: 4.76 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	1.68 ha	30 yr	5,000	600 m³	N/A
Cpt 2	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	3.08 ha	30 yr	5,000	600 m³	N/A

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	Sitka spruce	70%	1.18 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	16%	0.27 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	14%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	62%	1.91 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	31%	0.95 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	7%	0.22 ha	1,600	—	—

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
CB401664 Spottiswoods Forest	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 539 m away	Area 4.6 ha	Decision issued 24 Apr 2014
CB369096 Spottiswoode House	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 592 m away	Area 0.9 ha	Decision issued 21 Feb 2014
FLA00485 Spottiswoode Forest	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 707 m away	Area 3.4 ha	Decision issued 8 Jul 2015
FPA-10404 Spottiswoode Forest	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 0.7 ha	Decision issued 7 Mar 2023
FPA-10196 Spottiswoode Forest	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 1.4 ha	Decision issued 26 Jan 2023

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
19FGS40323 Pyatshaw NWC 1	Location LAUDER Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 4.6 ha	Approved 3 Oct 2019
19FGS43663 Wedderlie Phase 1	Location GORDON Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 3.4 km away	Area 23.58 ha	Approved 6 Jan 2020
24FGS81459 Blythe Water NWC	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.2 km away	Area 8.47 ha	Approved 11 Mar 2025
15FGS02915 Crow Wood NWC	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.5 km away	Area 5.1 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
21FGS56704 Burncastle NWC 2021	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.6 km away	Area 9.92 ha	Approved 7 Jun 2021

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

Land listings

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

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:47 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:59 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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