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FPA-13662

Bowdenmoor & Broomilees Farm

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Faughhill Moor Cpt 19
Nearest town
Bowden
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT523310

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 14 August 2026
  2. Application accepted 14 August 2026
  3. Consultation opens 16 September 2026
  4. Consultation closes 14 October 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
2.90 ha
Conifer
2.90 ha

Official source

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FPA-13662

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First archived 17 September 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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    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 – 31 Dec 2029
Felling area
2.9 ha
Estimated volume
2,250 m³
Thinning area
30.41 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
2.9 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruce Oak Rowan Sitka spruce Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt 19 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.9 ha 40 yr 3,750 900 m³ Cutter select

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
Cpt 13c Sitka spruce 3.5 ha 200 m³ 1,500 1,250
Cpt 13c Mixed broadleaves 0.87 ha 20 m³ 1,500 1,250
Cpt 20 Sitka spruce 2.59 ha 200 m³ 2,000 1,500
Cpt 21 Oak 1.17 ha 25 m³ 1,500 1,250
Cpt 21 Scots pine 1.17 ha 25 m³ 1,500 1,250
Cpt 21 Mixed native broadleaves 0.77 ha 10 m³ 1,500 1,250
Cpt 21 Mixed conifers 0.76 ha 10 m³ 1,500 1,250
Cpt 22 Sitka spruce 0.13 ha 10 m³ 1,500 1,100
Cpt 22 Oak 0.35 ha 5 m³ 1,500 1,100
Cpt 22 Mixed broadleaves 0.16 ha 5 m³ 1,500 1,100
Cpt 22 Mixed conifers 0.16 ha 10 m³ 1,500 1,100
Cpt 15c Sitka spruce 0.13 ha 10 m³ 1,500 1,250
Cpt 15c Mixed broadleaves 0.03 ha 5 m³ 1,500 1,250
Cpt 13 Sitka spruce 3.5 ha 200 m³ 1,500 1,000
Cpt 13 Mixed broadleaves 0.87 ha 20 m³ 1,500 1,250
Cpt 27 Sitka spruce 0.75 ha 40 m³ 1,500 1,000
Cpt 27 Mixed broadleaves 0.19 ha 10 m³ 1,500 1,000
Cpt 26 Sitka spruce 1.05 ha 130 m³ 1,500 1,000
Cpt 26 Mixed broadleaves 0.26 ha 20 m³ 1,500 1,000
Cpt 24a Sitka spruce 4.6 ha 120 m³ 2,000 1,500
Cpt 24a Scots pine 1.5 ha 45 m³ 2,000 1,500
Cpt 24a Mixed broadleaves 1.5 ha 30 m³ 1,600 1,200
Cpt 24b/c Douglas fir 0.88 ha 40 m³ 1,100 1,000
Cpt 24b/c Sitka spruce 0.88 ha 40 m³ 1,100 1,000
Cpt 24b/c Birch 0.88 ha 40 m³ 1,100 1,000
Cpt 24b/c Mixed conifers 0.88 ha 40 m³ 1,100 1,000
Cpt 24b/c Mixed broadleaves 0.88 ha 40 m³ 1,100 1,000

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt 19 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 65% 1.89 ha 2,500
Cpt 19 Replant felled area Norway spruce 15% 0.44 ha 2,500
Cpt 19 Replant felled area Oak 5% 0.15 ha 1,600
Cpt 19 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 2.5% 0.07 ha 1,600
Cpt 19 Replant felled area Rowan 2.5% 0.07 ha 1,600
Cpt 19 Create Designed Open Ground 10% 0.29 ha
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Protected places

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Whitlaw Rig

Site 1637

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Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 5.97 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Whitlaw Mosses

Site 1636

Official SiteLink record for Whitlaw Mosses
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.7 km away Published area 21.51 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 522 310

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 210

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and depressions with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Ettrick · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 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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