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FPA-13513

Myredykes Forest

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Hawick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT604018

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 8 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 29 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 26 August 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
33.74 ha
Conifer
33.74 ha

Official source

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FPA-13513

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First archived 30 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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 May 2027 – 1 May 2029
Felling area
33.74 ha
Estimated volume
10,182 m³
Proposed restocking
33.74 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Lodgepole pine Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt 5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.13 ha 55 yr 6,886 1,095 m³ N/A
Cpt 5 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 3.13 ha 55 yr 6,886 719 m³ N/A
Cpt 6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.99 ha 55 yr 6,578 1,061 m³ N/A
Cpt 6 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 2.99 ha 55 yr 6,578 687 m³ N/A
Cpt 55 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 15.21 ha 47 yr 33,462 5,400 m³ N/A
Cpt 55 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 2.34 ha 47 yr 5,148 563 m³ N/A
Cpt 56 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.5 ha 47 yr 5,500 308 m³ N/A
Cpt 56 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 1.45 ha 47 yr 3,190 349 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt 5 Restock by natural regeneration Sitka spruce 14.79% 4.99 ha 2,700
Cpt 5 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 2.67% 0.9 ha 1,600
Cpt 5 Create Designed Open Ground 1.1% 0.37 ha
Cpt 6 Restock by natural regeneration Sitka spruce 6.64% 2.24 ha 2,700
Cpt 6 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 10.07% 3.4 ha 2,700
Cpt 6 Create Designed Open Ground 1% 0.34 ha
Cpt 55 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 41.93% 14.15 ha 2,700
Cpt 55 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 2.63% 0.89 ha 2,700
Cpt 55 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 2.4% 0.81 ha 1,600
Cpt 55 Create Designed Open Ground 5.04% 1.7 ha
Cpt 56 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 8.83% 2.98 ha 2,700
Cpt 56 Create Designed Open Ground 2.9% 0.98 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

STH24_0758

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0227_0228 Hyndlee Burn

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0971_1075_1099_1101 Redstone Bog (Wauchope Forest

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0510

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0509

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.2 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 603 018

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 4

Dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Organic Soils
Parent material
Organic deposits
Landform
Uplands and northern lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Blanket Peat · 100% Dystrophic blanket peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.