FPA-11889

Whinny Knowe (Queensberry Estate)

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Whinny Knowe
Nearest town: Thornhill
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS840024

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Key dates

Application registered 4 September 2024
Application accepted 4 September 2024
Consultation opens 15 October 2024
Consultation closes 15 October 2024
Decision issued 16 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 1.50 ha
Conifer: 1.50 ha

Official source

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FPA-11889

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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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9 Sept 2026, 10:58 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:04 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: 10 Oct 2024 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area: 1.5 ha
Estimated volume: 550 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3178A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.22 ha	62 yr	50	50 m³	—
3178E	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.68 ha	21 yr	1,500	250 m³	—
3178G	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.6 ha	21 yr	1,500	250 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3178A	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	14.67%	0.22 ha	1,600	—	—
3178E	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	45.33%	0.68 ha	2,500	—	—
3178G	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	40%	0.6 ha	2,500	—	—

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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_0803 Whinny Knowe P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0951_B P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 316 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0013_0014 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 388 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0951_A P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 448 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1169-1170 Rig Plantation P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 476 m 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 · NS 839 024

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

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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