FPA-11949

Blairquhan Castle

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Blairquhan Harvesting 2025
Nearest town: Straiton
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS356055

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 7 October 2024
Application accepted 3 October 2024
Consultation opens 16 December 2024
Consultation closes 27 January 2025
Decision issued 28 January 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 14.55 ha
Conifer: 8.89 ha
Broadleaf: 5.67 ha

Official source

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FPA-11949

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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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8 Sept 2026, 20:47 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 10:01 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 Mar 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
Felling area: 14.55 ha
Estimated volume: 4,700 m³
Proposed restocking: 14.55 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Clearfell	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.22 ha	40 yr	2,600	2,500 m³	—
THIN	Selective Felling	Mixed conifers	5.67 ha	50 yr	2,200	2,000 m³	—
THIN	Selective Felling	Mixed broadleaves	5.67 ha	50 yr	200	200 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Clearfell	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	22.13%	3.22 ha	1,600	—	—
Thin	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	77.87%	11.33 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
STH22_0798-0799-1276(Cloisters) Blairquhan P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 67 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0534-0535 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0394_0395 Altizourie Bridge/Bishopland Lodge Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0509_0510 Milton Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0575 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 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
Knockgardner Site 879 Official SiteLink record for Knockgardner ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.9 km away	Published area 0.28 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Knockgardner

Site 879

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.9 km away

Published area 0.28 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 356 054

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 264

Brown earths

Soil association: Glenalmond
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees