FPA-13398

Cauldholm Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cauldholm Farm
Nearest town: Moffat
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT064000

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Key dates

Application registered 13 April 2026
Application accepted 13 April 2026
Consultation opens 22 April 2026
Consultation closes 20 May 2026
Decision issued 21 May 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.33 ha
Conifer: 0.33 ha

Official source

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FPA-13398

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

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:09 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:06 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 Jul 2026 – 1 Jul 2027
Felling area: 0.33 ha
Estimated volume: 473 m³
Thinning area: 0.85 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 0.33 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Downy birch Rowan Sessile oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
32	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.33 ha	52 yr	314	361 m³	Orange Tape

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
32	Sitka spruce	0.85 ha	112 m³	1,650	1,320

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
32	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	24.24%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
32	Replant felled area	Downy birch	51.52%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
32	Replant felled area	Rowan	24.24%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
STH25_0711 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0334 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 911 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0994 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0747 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0708_0741_0895 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

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 064 000

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 233

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Valleys and depressions amongst hills and uplands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Dochroyle · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees