FPA-11834
Moorbrock Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cpt 3, Cpt 6
- Nearest town
- Carsphairn
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NX640956
Key dates
- Application registered 14 August 2024
- Application accepted 8 October 2024
- Consultation opens 11 October 2024
- Consultation closes 7 November 2024
- Decision issued 14 November 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2027
Area
- Total area
- 24.22 ha
- Conifer
- 24.22 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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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 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
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative 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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Protected places
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
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
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 50% Brown earths
- Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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