FPA-11888

Auchensow (Queensberry Estate)

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Auchensow
Nearest town: Mennock
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS827078

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 4 September 2024
Application accepted 4 September 2024
Consultation opens 10 September 2024
Consultation closes 8 October 2024
Decision issued 10 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 2.52 ha
Conifer: 2.52 ha

Official source

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FPA-11888

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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, 10:59 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: 1 Apr 2025 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area: 2.52 ha
Estimated volume: 790 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.52 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2087A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.59 ha	36 yr	900	200 m³	—
2087C	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.33 ha	36 yr	400	60 m³	—
2087D	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.3 ha	36 yr	400	100 m³	—
2087G	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.15 ha	36 yr	1,600	400 m³	—
2087H	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.15 ha	36 yr	200	30 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2087A	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	23.41%	0.59 ha	1,600	—	—
2087C	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	2.78%	0.07 ha	1,600	—	—
2087D	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	22.22%	0.56 ha	2,500	—	—
2087G	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	41.67%	1.05 ha	2,500	—	—
2087H	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	9.92%	0.25 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
STH24_0768 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 22 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0543 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 500 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram14_0018_Little Merk P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0457 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1603 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Mennock Water Site 1147 Official SiteLink record for Mennock Water ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.1 km away	Published area 47.79 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Mennock Water

Site 1147

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.1 km away

Published area 47.79 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 827 078

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 218

Peaty gleys with peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Dochroyle · 35% Peaty gleys
Dod · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
Blanket Peat · 30% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees