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FPA-13662

Bowdenmoor & Broomilees Farm

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Grid square, not boundary NT523310 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Faughhill Moor Cpt 19
Nearest town
Bowden
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT523310
Total area
2.90 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

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 Unknown
  6. Restocking due Unknown
  7. First archived 17 September 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 6 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13662

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

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 spruceOakRowanSitka spruceWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
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/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (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/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative 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 — — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-12138 Bowdenmoor & Broomilees Farm Location

Bowden

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 5.18 ha Approved
FPA-9971 Holydean Location

Newtown St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 0.8 ha Decision issued
CB184535 Nether Whitlaw Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 0.49 ha Decision issued
CB488480 Longleefoot Farm Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 8.7 ha Decision issued
FPA-7466 Nether Whitlaw Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 0.31 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
22FGS65825 Bowden moor phase 2 sheep and trees Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 852 m away Area 49.98 ha Approved
22FGS65805 Bowden moor Phase 1 Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 852 m away Area 7.18 ha Approved
20FGS51324 Prieston Farm Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 5.06 ha Approved
23FGS71033 West Burn Woodland Creation Location

Midlem

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.0 km away Area 127.71 ha Approved
16FGS08114 Clarilaw Conifer 2017 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.1 km away Area 3.36 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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