FPA-12153

Walton Park

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Walton Park 2025
Nearest town: Castle Douglas
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX739712

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Key dates

Application registered 14 January 2025
Application accepted 20 January 2025
Consultation opens 6 February 2025
Consultation closes 6 March 2025
Decision issued 17 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 4.50 ha
Conifer: 4.30 ha
Broadleaf: 0.20 ha

Official source

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FPA-12153

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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, 14:04 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:59 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 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2027
Felling area: 4.5 ha
Estimated volume: 1,440 m³
Proposed restocking: 4.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Lodgepole pine Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.58 ha	35 yr	870	250 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.36 ha	35 yr	540	200 m³	n/a
6	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.44 ha	35 yr	660	150 m³	n/a
7	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.42 ha	35 yr	630	150 m³	n/a
7	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.38 ha	35 yr	450	60 m³	n/a
8	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.43 ha	35 yr	640	150 m³	n/a
9	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.59 ha	35 yr	700	150 m³	n/a
10	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.75 ha	35 yr	600	270 m³	n/a
10	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.35 ha	35 yr	160	35 m³	n/a
10	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.2 ha	35 yr	120	25 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
4	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	0.58 ha	1,450	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	100%	0.36 ha	576	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	0.44 ha	1,100	—	—
7	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	0.8 ha	2,000	—	—
8a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	41.86%	0.18 ha	450	—	—
8b	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	25.58%	0.11 ha	176	—	—
8c	Create Designed Open Ground	—	32.56%	0.14 ha	—	—	—
9a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	72.88%	0.43 ha	1,075	—	—
9b	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	27.12%	0.16 ha	256	—	—
10a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	57.69%	0.75 ha	1,875	—	—
10b	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	16.15%	0.21 ha	336	—	—
10c	Create Designed Open Ground	—	26.15%	0.34 ha	—	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 738 712

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 439

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Rhins
Parent material: Red brown clayey drifts containing Ordovician and Silurian greywacke stones
Landform: Drumlins and undulating lowlands with simple and complex gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Linhope · 50% Brown earths
Rhins · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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