FPA-13514

West Forth Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Mosside
Nearest town: Forth
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS934532

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 8 June 2026
Application accepted 8 June 2026
Consultation opens 1 July 2026
Consultation closes 30 June 2026
Decision issued 31 August 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 3.35 ha
Conifer: 3.35 ha

Official source

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FPA-13514

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:06 BST

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Status changed
1 Sept 2026, 06:01 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
Status changed
30 Jul 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
8 Jul 2026, 21:38 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028
Felling area: 3.35 ha
Estimated volume: 1,134 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.35 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Oak Rowan Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.98 ha	40 yr	2,000	792 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Larch	1.07 ha	40 yr	1,070	267 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.3 ha	40 yr	150	75 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Replant felled area	Rowan	11.64%	0.39 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Oak	11.94%	0.4 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Alder	11.64%	0.39 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	64.78%	2.17 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 933 531

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 445

Noncalcareous gleys

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

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Caprington · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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