FPA-13471

White Clauchrie (National Estate)

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: White Clauchrie
Nearest town: Barhill
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX272865

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Key dates

Application registered 13 May 2026
Application accepted 13 May 2026
Consultation opens 15 May 2026
Consultation closes 15 May 2026
Decision issued 17 June 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 17.70 ha
Conifer: 17.20 ha
Broadleaf: 0.50 ha

Official source

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FPA-13471

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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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9 Sept 2026, 06:09 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:07 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: 1 Jun 2026 – 1 Jul 2027
Felling area: 18.86 ha
Estimated volume: 9,514.22 m³
Proposed restocking: 18.86 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Lodgepole pine Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
09049	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	17.2 ha	47 yr	24,625	9,394.1 m³	—
09049	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.03 ha	46 yr	50	14.7 m³	—
09049	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.01 ha	15 yr	13	0.1 m³	—
09049	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	1.1 ha	26 yr	1,152	78.4 m³	—
09049	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.01 ha	15 yr	1	0.01 m³	—
09049	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.01 ha	15 yr	2	0.01 m³	—
09049	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.5 ha	26 yr	1,330	26.9 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
09049	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	43.2%	8.15 ha	2,700	—	—
09049	Replant felled area	Birch	5.6%	1.06 ha	1,600	—	—
09049	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	3.7%	0.7 ha	1,600	—	—
09049	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.6%	1.81 ha	—	—	—
09049	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	2.7%	0.51 ha	1,600	—	—
09049	Replant felled area	Scots pine	1.1%	0.21 ha	2,700	—	—
09049	Create Designed Open Ground	—	34.1%	6.43 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
UK/PH/AH/27072012b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 204 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/034/LZ/19112012 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 678 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/JM/03082012E P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/IM/09122011 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_0332_Lambdoughty P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 271 864

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 214

Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat with brown earths with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hummocky moraines

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dochroyle · 35% Peaty gleys
Semi-confined peat · 35% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
Linhope · 15% Brown earths
Dod · 15% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees