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FPA-13303

Basils Wood

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Grid square, not boundary NX263726 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Basils Wood
Nearest town
Barhill
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX263726
Total area
45.79 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 March 2026
  2. Application accepted 5 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 12 October 2026
  4. Consultation closes 8 November 2026
  5. Decision issued Unknown
  6. Restocking due Unknown
  7. First archived 13 October 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 6 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13303

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Dec 2026 – 1 Dec 2028
Felling area
45.79 ha
Estimated volume
34,345 m³
Proposed restocking
45.79 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.94 ha 42 yr 4,850 1,455 m³ —
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.93 ha 42 yr 12,325 3,698 m³ —
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.81 ha 42 yr 12,025 3,608 m³ —
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 17.29 ha 42 yr 43,225 12,968 m³ —
5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 10.81 ha 42 yr 27,025 8,108 m³ —
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 6.01 ha 42 yr 15,025 4,508 m³ —

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.69% 1.69 ha 2,500 — —
1 Create Designed Open Ground — 1.24% 0.57 ha — — —
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 8.17% 3.74 ha 2,500 — —
2 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.45% 1.12 ha 1,600 — —
2 Create Designed Open Ground — 1.9% 0.87 ha — — —
3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 8.43% 3.86 ha 2,500 — —
3 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.6% 1.19 ha 1,600 — —
3 Create Designed Open Ground — 1.44% 0.66 ha — — —
4 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 36.73% 16.82 ha 2,500 — —
4 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 3.08% 1.41 ha 1,600 — —
4 Create Designed Open Ground — 0.44% 0.2 ha — — —
5 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 17.54% 8.03 ha 2,500 — —
5 Replant felled area Norway spruce 5.31% 2.43 ha 2,500 — —
5 Create Designed Open Ground Sitka spruce 0.44% 0.2 ha 2,500 — —
6 Replant felled area Norway spruce 6.38% 2.92 ha 2,500 — —
6 Create Designed Open Ground — 0.17% 0.08 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
FLA00658 Polbae Location

Newton Stewart

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 33.62 ha Key date Not published
FLA02282 Polbae Location

Newton Stewart

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 9.29 ha Decision issued
FLA03019 Polbae Location

Newton Stewart

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 2.0 km away Area 6.2 ha Decision issued
FLA00063 Arnsheen Location

Knowes Village

South Ayrshire

Status Expired Distance 3.1 km away Area 52.46 ha Decision issued
FPA-6813 Barrhill Hands Location

Barrhill

South Ayrshire

Status Expired Distance 3.2 km away Area 38.09 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
25FGS89479 West Dornal Location

Barrhill

South Ayrshire

Status Approved Distance 5.5 km away Area 31.45 ha Approved
17FGS22257 Carrick Mill Woodland Creation Location

South Ayrshire

Status Approved Distance 6.4 km away Area 24.4 ha Approved
19FGS37803 White Hill Dirnow NWC Location

CASTLE DOUGLAS

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 7.3 km away Area 3.57 ha Approved
21FGS61266 Barjarg Woodland Creation Location

Bargrennan

South Ayrshire

Status Approved Distance 7.4 km away Area 17.71 ha Approved
16FGS04674 Artnoch woodland creation Location

South Ayrshire

Status Approved Distance 9.0 km away Area 101.8 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

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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