FPA-13716

Longyester

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Smiddy Wood/Fawn's Wood
Nearest town: Gifford
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT544644

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Key dates

Application registered 11 September 2026
Application accepted 11 September 2026
Consultation opens 7 October 2026
Consultation closes 3 November 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 1.38 ha
Conifer: 1.12 ha
Broadleaf: 0.26 ha

Official source

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FPA-13716

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First archived 8 October 2026 · last seen on the register 8 October 2026.

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Track changes

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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: 15 Sept 2026 – 1 Dec 2027
Felling area: 1.38 ha
Estimated volume: 370 m³
Thinning area: 1.39 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 1.38 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.73 ha	100 yr	—	120 m³	—
2	Clear Felling	Mixed native broadleaves	0.26 ha	100 yr	—	30 m³	—
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.39 ha	45 yr	—	120 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
1	Ash	0.27 ha	10 m³	40	0
1	Sycamore	0.27 ha	20 m³	200	150
2	Beech	0.22 ha	40 m³	800	400
3	Mixed conifers	0.33 ha	20 m³	200	0
3	Mixed broadleaves	0.3 ha	10 m³	1,000	800

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	25.36%	0.35 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	52.9%	0.73 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	21.74%	0.3 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Lammer Law Site 903 Official SiteLink record for Lammer Law ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.7 km away	Published area 954.51 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Lammer Law

Site 903

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.7 km away

Published area 954.51 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 543 644

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 233

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Valleys and depressions amongst hills and uplands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Dochroyle · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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