FPA-13353

Bughtrig Estate

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cmpts 3c, 12a & 13a
Nearest town: Leitholm
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT755439

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Key dates

Application registered 23 March 2026
Application accepted 24 March 2026
Consultation opens 20 August 2026
Consultation closes 17 September 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 2.28 ha
Conifer: 1.17 ha
Broadleaf: 0.58 ha

Official source

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FPA-13353

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

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Track changes

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18 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

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From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
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21 Aug 2026, 06:02 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

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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 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2029
Felling area: 2.28 ha
Estimated volume: 551 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.28 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Alder Hybrid larch Japanese larch Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Beech Hawthorn Holly Hornbeam Norway spruce Pedunculate oak Rowan Scots pine Silver birch Western hemlock Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.14 ha	40 yr	80	28 m³	None
3c	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.2 ha	40 yr	120	36 m³	None
3c	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.4 ha	40 yr	250	70 m³	None
12a	Selective Felling	Norway spruce	0.1 ha	34 yr	160	27 m³	None
13a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.28 ha	34 yr	400	110 m³	None
13a	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.43 ha	34 yr	640	150 m³	None
13a	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.15 ha	34 yr	190	70 m³	None
13a	Clear Felling	Common alder	0.58 ha	34 yr	600	60 m³	None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
12a	Replant felled area	Beech	2%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
12a, 13a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	6%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
13a	Replant felled area	Western hemlock	4%	0.09 ha	2,500	—	—
3c, 13a	Replant felled area	Pedunculate oak	22%	0.5 ha	1,600	—	—
13a	Replant felled area	Hornbeam	9%	0.21 ha	1,600	—	—
13a	Replant felled area	Common alder	11%	0.25 ha	1,600	—	—
13a	Replant felled area	Silver birch	7%	0.16 ha	1,600	—	—
13a	Replant felled area	Holly	2%	0.05 ha	1,100	—	—
13a	Replant felled area	Rowan	5%	0.11 ha	1,100	—	—
13a	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	3%	0.07 ha	1,100	—	—
13a	Replant felled area	Willow	3%	0.07 ha	1,100	—	—
3c	Replant felled area	Scots pine	2%	0.05 ha	1,100	—	—
3c, 13a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	24%	0.55 ha	—	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 754 439

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 574

Noncalcareous gleys with brown earths

Soil association: Whitsome
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carb sediments and basic lavas, Upper ORS sandstones and Silurian greywackes
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Whitsome · 70% Noncalcareous gleys
WHITSOME(BFS) · 30% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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