FPA-13689

Airyhemming

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Airyhemming
Nearest town: Dunragit
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX166592

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Key dates

Application registered 26 August 2026
Application accepted 26 August 2026
Consultation opens 18 September 2026
Consultation closes 16 October 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 2.79 ha
Conifer: 2.79 ha

Official source

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FPA-13689

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First archived 19 September 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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19 Sept 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 Nov 2028
Felling area: 2.79 ha
Estimated volume: 1,220 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.79 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
4t	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.51 ha	25 yr	1,071	230 m³	—
5a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.32 ha	25 yr	861	150 m³	—
6a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.24 ha	25 yr	819	140 m³	—
7a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.39 ha	25 yr	819	140 m³	—
8a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.74 ha	25 yr	1,554	275 m³	—
9a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.18 ha	25 yr	378	135 m³	—
11a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.41 ha	25 yr	861	150 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
4a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	18.28%	0.51 ha	—	—	—
5a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	11.47%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
6a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	8.6%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	—
7a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	5.02%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
7a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	8.96%	0.25 ha	—	—	—
8a	Replant felled area	Scots pine	26.52%	0.74 ha	2,500	—	—
9a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	6.45%	0.18 ha	2,500	—	—
11a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	14.7%	0.41 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 166 591

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 207

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Lowlands with gentle and strong complex slopes: slightly to moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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FLA00895 Orchard of Dunragit	Location Dunragit Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 1.51 ha	Decision issued 17 Dec 2015
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