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FPA-13019

Midgehope & Glenkerry

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpts 58–60, 64 Cpt 50,52,53 & Cpt 49
Nearest town
Ettrick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT265129

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 November 2025
  2. Application accepted 19 November 2025
  3. Consultation opens 15 May 2026
  4. Consultation closes 15 May 2026
  5. Decision issued 18 June 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
52.81 ha
Conifer
52.81 ha

Official source

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FPA-13019

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

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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
20 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2028
Felling area
52.81 ha
Estimated volume
39,576 m³
Proposed restocking
52.81 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpts 58-60,64 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 37.27 ha 52 yr 59,632 27,952 m³ N/A
Cpts 50,52,53 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 14.93 ha 52 yr 23,888 11,197 m³ N/A
Cpt 49 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.61 ha 52 yr 720 427 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpts 58-60, 64 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 63.72% 23.75 ha 2,500
Cpts 58-60, 64 Replant felled area Norway spruce 15.29% 5.7 ha 2,500
Cpts 58-60, 64 Replant felled area Douglas fir 15.29% 5.7 ha 2,500
Cpts 58-60, 64 Create Designed Open Ground 5.69% 2.12 ha
Cpt 50,52,53 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 70.66% 10.55 ha 2,500
Cpt 50,52,53 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 28.33% 4.23 ha 1,600
Cpt 50,52,53 Create Designed Open Ground 1% 0.15 ha
Cpt 49 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 90.16% 0.55 ha 1,600
Cpt 49 Create Designed Open Ground 9.84% 0.06 ha
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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

STH24_0695

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 714 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_1153_1154 Routen Cleugh

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0124_0126_0783-0785

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0510 Dunhope Rig

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_1179 Ettrick

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.7 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 1.2 km away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 264 129

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 226

Peaty gleyed podzols with brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with simple convex steep and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Dod · 70% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Linhope · 30% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited 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.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
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Status Approved Distance 2.2 km away Area 39.7 ha Approved
FLA01615 Midgehope and Glenkerry Location

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Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.4 km away Area 0.75 ha Decision issued

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

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Within 10 km
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Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 2.18 ha Approved
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Status Approved Distance 5.6 km away Area 93.84 ha Approved
18FGS34138 Cacrabank Forest NWC Location

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Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 206.97 ha Approved
20FGS55046 Chapelhope Floodplain Woodland Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.5 km away Area 9.25 ha Approved
19FGS39883 Chapelhope Restructuring Location

LONGNIDDRY

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.0 km away Area 7.9 ha Approved

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