FPA-13655

Bankwood Farm

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Bankwood
Nearest town: Carnwath
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS978453

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Key dates

Application registered 13 August 2026
Application accepted 13 August 2026
Consultation opens 24 August 2026
Consultation closes 21 September 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.40 ha
Conifer: 0.39 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-13655

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First archived 25 August 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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First captured
25 Aug 2026, 06:00 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 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2028
Felling area: 0.4 ha
Estimated volume: 77 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.4 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Silver birch

Proposed restocking species

Hawthorn Hazel Rowan Silver birch Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.25 ha	60 yr	150	45 m³	—
3b	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.14 ha	60 yr	100	30 m³	—
3b	Clear Felling	Silver birch	0.01 ha	20 yr	10	2 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3a	Replant felled area	Hazel	15.63%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
3a	Replant felled area	Hawthor n	15.63%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
3a	Replant felled area	Rowan	15.63%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
3a	Replant felled area	Willow	15.63%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
3b	Replant felled area	Silver birch	20%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
3b	Replant felled area	Hawthor n	3.75%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
3b	Replant felled area	Hazel	3.75%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
3b	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.04 ha	—	—	—

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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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
River Clyde Meanders Site 1357 Official SiteLink record for River Clyde Meanders ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 678 m away	Published area 140.73 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Carnwath Moss Site 325 Official SiteLink record for Carnwath Moss ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.5 km away	Published area 148.01 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Clyde Meanders

Site 1357

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Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 678 m away

Published area 140.73 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Carnwath Moss

Site 325

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.5 km away

Published area 148.01 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 977 453

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 163

Brown earths

Soil association: Darvel
Parent material: Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Carboniferous rocks
Landform: Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Darvel · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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