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FPA-12165

Bowhill Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Fastheugh
Nearest town
Yarrowford
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT387288

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 17 January 2025
  3. Consultation opens 24 January 2025
  4. Consultation closes 21 February 2025
  5. Decision issued 26 February 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
2.27 ha
Conifer
2.27 ha

Official source

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FPA-12165

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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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
10 Feb 2025 – 10 Feb 2027
Felling area
2.27 ha
Estimated volume
1,021.5 m³
Proposed restocking
2.27 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1062AF Clear Felling Scots pine 0.33 ha 69 yr 726 148.5 m³ N/A
1062AE Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.26 ha 69 yr 572 117 m³ N/A
1062AD Clear Felling Japanese larch 1.02 ha 66 yr 2,244 459 m³ N/A
1062AB Clear Felling Scots pine 0.36 ha 66 yr 792 162 m³ N/A
1062AA Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.3 ha 66 yr 660 135 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1062N Replant felled area Douglas fir 37.89% 0.86 ha 2,500
1062O Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 18.5% 0.42 ha 1,100
1062P Replant felled area Douglas fir 15.42% 0.35 ha 2,500
1062Q Replant felled area Sitka spruce 8.81% 0.2 ha 2,500
1062R Replant felled area Sitka spruce 5.73% 0.13 ha 2,500
1062S Create Designed Open Ground 4.85% 0.11 ha
1062T Create Designed Open Ground 3.96% 0.09 ha
1062U Replant felled area Sitka spruce 1.76% 0.04 ha 2,500
1062V Create Designed Open Ground 1.76% 0.04 ha
1062W Replant felled area Sitka spruce 1.32% 0.03 ha 2,500
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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH23_0223

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0940-0941

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0508

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 4.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record for River Tweed
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 188 m away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 387 287

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 579

Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Yarrow
Parent material
Fluvioglacial gravels and sands derived mainly from greywackes
Landform
Terraces of fluvioglacial and riverine origin with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Yarrow · 70% Brown earths
  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.