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FPA-11923

Kirkconnell Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Kirkconnell Woods
Nearest town
Tynron
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX761947

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 23 September 2024
  2. Application accepted 4 October 2024
  3. Consultation opens 9 October 2024
  4. Consultation closes 5 November 2024
  5. Decision issued 6 November 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
2.69 ha
Conifer
2.69 ha

Official source

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FPA-11923

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

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    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
25 Oct 2024 – 25 Sept 2026
Felling area
2.69 ha
Estimated volume
1,455 m³
Proposed restocking
2.69 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1 ha 45 yr 1,428 500 m³
1 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.12 ha 45 yr 157 55 m³
1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.13 ha 45 yr 200 150 m³
2 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.6 ha 45 yr 400 200 m³
2 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.15 ha 45 yr 80 100 m³
3 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.6 ha 45 yr 800 350 m³
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.09 ha 45 yr 166 100 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 1.25 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 100% 0.75 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Oak 50% 0.35 ha 1,600
3 Replant felled area Beech 50% 0.35 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

STH16_0229_Auchenhessnane

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

S_P_Pram13_0129_Peat Rig

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.6 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 761 946

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
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.