FPA-12015

Redpath Farm woods

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 8
Nearest town: Longformacus
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT687597

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Key dates

Application registered 7 November 2024
Application accepted 7 November 2024
Consultation opens 10 January 2025
Consultation closes 10 January 2025
Decision issued 10 January 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 1.00 ha
Conifer: 0.90 ha
Broadleaf: 0.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-12015

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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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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 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area: 1 ha
Estimated volume: 175 m³
Proposed restocking: 1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hazel Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
8b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.5 ha	39 yr	150	100 m³	N/A
8b	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.4 ha	39 yr	200	50 m³	N/A
8b	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.1 ha	39 yr	50	25 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
8b	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	50%	0.5 ha	2,500	—	—
8b	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	40%	0.4 ha	2,500	—	—
8b	Create Designed Open Ground	—	5%	0.05 ha	—	—	—
8b	Replant felled area	Hazel	5%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
Crook Burn, Dyeshaugh Site 469 Official SiteLink record for Crook Burn, Dyeshaugh ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 972 m away	Published area 8 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.0 km away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Crook Burn, Dyeshaugh

Site 469

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 972 m away

Published area 8 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.0 km away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 686 596

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 209

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and 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.

Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11373 Redpath Farm Woods	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 9.67 ha	Decision issued 16 Apr 2024
CB39454 Redpath Farm	Location DUNS Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 728 m away	Area 0.79 ha	Decision issued 19 Jun 2012
FLA-6229 Cranshaws Clearfell	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 1.2 ha	Decision issued 18 Apr 2019
FLA00482 Cranshaws Estate	Location Cranshaws Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 1.84 ha	Decision issued 14 May 2015
CB39799 Cranshaws Estate	Location Cranshaws Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 1.84 ha	Decision issued 19 Jun 2012