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FPA-12138

Bowdenmoor & Broomilees Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NT533322 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpt 1b,d & c Napkin Plantation
Nearest town
Bowden
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT533322
Total area
5.18 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 9 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 9 January 2025
  3. Consultation opens 27 January 2025
  4. Consultation closes 24 February 2025
  5. Decision issued 26 February 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12138

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Feb 2025 – 1 Feb 2027
Felling area
5.18 ha
Estimated volume
1,730 m³
Thinning area
4.37 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
5.18 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

AshMixed broadleavesMixed conifersSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BirchNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Cpt 1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1 ha 40 yr 2,000 350 m³ Cutter select
Cpt 1d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.26 ha 30 yr 4,000 500 m³ Cutter select
Cpt 1d Clear Felling Ash 1.26 ha 30 yr 3,000 250 m³ Cutter select
Cpt 1d Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.83 ha 20 yr 1,500 200 m³ Cutter select
Cpt 1d Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.83 ha 20 yr 1,500 200 m³ Cutter select

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
Cpt 1c Sitka spruce 3.5 ha 200 m³
Cpt 1c Mixed broadleaves 0.87 ha 30 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Cpt 1a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 19.31% 1 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 1d Replant felled area Sitka spruce 24.32% 1.26 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 1d Replant felled area Norway spruce 16.02% 0.83 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 1d Restock by natural regeneration Birch 40.35% 2.09 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

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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-11427 Melrose Golf Club Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 522 m away Area 8.81 ha Decision issued
CB03189 Eildon Estate Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 692 m away Area 11.6 ha Decision issued
FPA-13662 Bowdenmoor & Broomilees Farm Location

Bowden

Scottish Borders

Status Under Consideration Distance 1.6 km away Area 2.9 ha Key date Not published
FPA-7089 Borders General Hospital Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 0.1 ha Decision issued
FPA-7090 Borders General Hospital thinning Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 0.9 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 1.0 km away Area 49.98 ha Approved
22FGS65805 Bowden moor Phase 1 Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.0 km away Area 7.18 ha Approved
20FGS54444 TTH Oakendean BL Wood Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 5.7 ha Approved
20FGS51324 Prieston Farm Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.1 km away Area 5.06 ha Approved
23FGS71033 West Burn Woodland Creation Location

Midlem

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.6 km away Area 127.71 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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