FPA-12136

Fieldfare Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Greenhead Wood
Nearest town: Sanquhar
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS792095

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 8 January 2025
Application accepted 8 January 2025
Consultation opens 15 January 2025
Consultation closes 12 February 2025
Decision issued 24 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 1.60 ha
Conifer: 1.44 ha
Broadleaf: 0.16 ha

Official source

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FPA-12136

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

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Track changes

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST

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: 24 Mar 2025 – 24 Mar 2027
Felling area: 1.6 ha
Estimated volume: 620 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Spruce	1.44 ha	25 yr	3,600	560 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.16 ha	25 yr	100	60 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	100%	1.6 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
STH25_0541 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0457 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0047_0297 Brown Hill (South Mains) Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram14_0018_Little Merk P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0476 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 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
Mennock Water Site 1147 Official SiteLink record for Mennock Water ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.5 km away	Published area 47.79 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Mennock Water

Site 1147

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.5 km away

Published area 47.79 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 792 094

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 446

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Rowanhill
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Rowanhill · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees