FPA-11826

Whitrig Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling
T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Crown Gorse Wood
Nearest town: Kelso
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT796416
Total area: 1.45 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 12 August 2024
Application accepted 12 August 2024
Consultation opens 27 August 2024
Consultation closes 24 September 2024
Decision issued 8 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11826

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sept 2026
Felling area: 1.45 ha
Estimated volume: 715 m³
Thinning area: 4.8 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 1.45 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

BirchMixed broadleavesMixed conifersScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BirchDouglas firMixed broadleavesMixed conifersScots pineSycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.75 ha	50 yr	750	300 m³	N/A
Cpt 6	Clear Felling	Birch	0.21 ha	50 yr	150	75 m³	N/A
Cpt 6	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.21 ha	50 yr	150	75 m³	N/A
Cpt 6	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.14 ha	50 yr	75	30 m³	N/A
Cpt 6	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.14 ha	50 yr	75	30 m³	N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
Cpt 3	Common alder	0.62 ha	30 m³
Cpt 3	Willow	0.62 ha	30 m³
Cpt 3	Mixed broadleaves	0.31 ha	15 m³
Cpt 5	European larch	1.5 ha	50 m³
Cpt 5	Birch	0.61 ha	20 m³
Cpt 5	Mixed broadleaves	0.52 ha	20 m³
Cpt 7	Birch	0.18 ha	10 m³
Cpt 7	Scots pine	0.18 ha	10 m³
Cpt 7	Mixed conifers	0.13 ha	10 m³
Cpt 7	Mixed broadleaves	0.13 ha	10 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 4	Replant felled area	Scots pine	64.93%	0.49 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 4	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	15.07%	0.11 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 4	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	10%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 4	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.08 ha	—	—	—
Cpt 6	Restock by natural regeneration	Birch	30%	0.21 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 6	Restock by natural regeneration	Sycamore	25%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 6	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	20%	0.14 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 6	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.07 ha	—	—	—
Cpt 6	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	15%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11000 Hirsel Estate	Location Birgham Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 568 m away	Area 0.4 ha	Decision issued 18 Oct 2023
FLA02516 Newton Farm	Location Coldstream Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 2.7 ha	Decision issued 22 Sept 2017
FLA00543 Eccles Newton Farm	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 1.4 ha	Decision issued 31 Aug 2015
CB237489 The Hirsel Estate	Location Coldstream Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 1.5 ha	Decision issued 11 Jul 2013
FLA00605 The Hirsel Estate	Location Coldstream Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0.3 ha	Decision issued 19 Jun 2015

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
25FGS86439 Lochton Wood NWC	Location Coldstream Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 607 m away	Area 2.96 ha	Approved 7 Aug 2025
20FGS51023 TTH Dovecot Wood	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.8 km away	Area 2.2 ha	Approved 24 Sept 2020
24FGS78499 Kennetsideheads Woodland Creation	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.5 km away	Area 31.44 ha	Approved 8 Jul 2024
15FGS03255 Old Caberston Woodland	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.7 km away	Area 27.87 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
26FGS91999 Milne Graden NWC 2026	Location Upsettlington Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 8.4 km away	Area 6.34 ha	Approved 23 Sept 2026

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 10:59 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:05 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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