FPA-13606

Cleugh Head

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Crown Wood
Nearest town: Bonchester Bridge
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT594103

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 20 July 2026
Application accepted 11 August 2026
Consultation opens 1 September 2026
Consultation closes 29 September 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 6.50 ha
Conifer: 6.10 ha
Broadleaf: 0.40 ha

Official source

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FPA-13606

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First archived 2 September 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

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First captured
2 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

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 Sept 2026 – 30 Jun 2028
Felling area: 6.5 ha
Estimated volume: 2,480 m³
Proposed restocking: 6.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.5 ha	45 yr	2,300	1,750 m³	N/A
1	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	1 ha	45 yr	750	250 m³	N/A
1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1 ha	45 yr	750	250 m³	N/A
1	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.6 ha	45 yr	450	150 m³	N/A
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.4 ha	45 yr	320	80 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	52.77%	3.43 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	17.69%	1.15 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	17.23%	1.12 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	12.31%	0.8 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_0948_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_1246 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0948_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0897_0898 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.1 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 4.6 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Cragbank and Wolfehopelee Site 416 Official SiteLink record for Cragbank and Wolfehopelee ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 2.0 km away	Published area 20.64 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Cragbank and Wolfehopelee

Site 416

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 2.0 km away

Published area 20.64 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 593 102

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 296

Brown earths

Soil association: Hobkirk
Parent material: Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Hobkirk · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees