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FPA-11834

Moorbrock Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpt 3, Cpt 6
Nearest town
Carsphairn
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX640956

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 14 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 8 October 2024
  3. Consultation opens 11 October 2024
  4. Consultation closes 7 November 2024
  5. Decision issued 14 November 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
24.22 ha
Conifer
24.22 ha

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FPA-11834

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

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    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 Sept 2024 – 1 Sept 2026
Felling area
24.22 ha
Estimated volume
9,396.5 m³
Proposed restocking
24.22 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Noble fir Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Other Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
3b1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.02 ha 32 yr 10,040 2,008 m³
3l1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.91 ha 32 yr 1,820 364 m³
3o2 Clear Felling Noble fir 0.21 ha 32 yr 420 73.5 m³
6b1 Clear Felling Larch 0.11 ha 32 yr 220 35.75 m³
6c1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 11.13 ha 32 yr 22,260 4,452 m³
6l Clear Felling Noble fir 0.9 ha 32 yr 1,800 315 m³
6m Clear Felling Larch 0.89 ha 32 yr 1,780 289.25 m³
6n Clear Felling Noble fir 0.38 ha 32 yr 760 133 m³
6p Clear Felling Larch 0.31 ha 32 yr 620 100.75 m³
6s Clear Felling Larch 0.35 ha 32 yr 700 113.75 m³
6t Clear Felling Noble fir 0.3 ha 32 yr 600 105 m³
6u Clear Felling Noble fir 1.13 ha 32 yr 2,260 395.5 m³
6w Clear Felling Larch 0.28 ha 32 yr 560 91 m³
6x Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.5 ha 32 yr 3,000 600 m³
6y Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.8 ha 32 yr 1,600 320 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
3b1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 23.2% 5.02 ha 2,500
3l1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 4.21% 0.91 ha 1,600
3o2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 0.97% 0.21 ha 2,500
6b1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.51% 0.11 ha 1,600
6c1 Create Designed Open Ground 2.73% 0.59 ha
6c1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 7.86% 1.7 ha 2,500
6c1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 8.64% 1.87 ha 2,500
6c1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 2.5% 0.54 ha 2,500
6c1 Create Designed Open Ground 1.52% 0.33 ha
6c1 Replant felled area Other 24.35% 5.27 ha 2,500
6c1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 3.84% 0.83 ha 2,500
6l Replant felled area Sitka spruce 4.16% 0.9 ha 2,500
6m Create Designed Open Ground 0.18% 0.04 ha
6m Replant felled area Sitka spruce 0.37% 0.08 ha 2,500
6m Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.56% 0.77 ha 2,500
6n Replant felled area Sitka spruce 1.66% 0.36 ha 2,500 6m1
6n Create Designed Open Ground 0.09% 0.02 ha
6p Replant felled area Other 1.43% 0.31 ha 2,500
6s Create Designed Open Ground 0.23% 0.05 ha
6s Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.74% 0.16 ha 1,600
6s Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.65% 0.14 ha 1,600
6t Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 1.39% 0.3 ha 1,600
6u Create Designed Open Ground 0.09% 0.02 ha
6u Create Designed Open Ground 0.18% 0.04 ha
6u Replant felled area Sitka spruce 0.92% 0.2 ha 2,500
6u Create Designed Open Ground 0.14% 0.03 ha
6u Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.88% 0.84 ha 2,500
6w Replant felled area Sitka spruce 1.29% 0.28 ha 2,500
6x Replant felled area Sitka spruce 6.93% 1.5 ha 2,500
6y Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.7% 0.8 ha 2,500
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 639 956

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 232

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills and valley sides with generally concave with strong and steep slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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  • Linhope · 50% Brown earths
  • Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

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National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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