FPA-11779

Slagnaw Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Slack Burn Wood
Nearest town: Castle Douglas
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX753580

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Key dates

Application registered 23 July 2024
Application accepted 24 July 2024
Consultation opens 24 July 2024
Consultation closes 21 August 2024
Decision issued 5 September 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 2.94 ha
Conifer: 0.74 ha
Broadleaf: 2.20 ha

Official source

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FPA-11779

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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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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 – 31 Aug 2026
Felling area: 2.94 ha
Estimated volume: 820 m³
Thinning area: 1.88 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 2.94 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Alder Ash Hybrid larch Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sessile oak Silver birch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 3,5	Clear Felling	Ash	1.69 ha	40 yr	2,000	300 m³	n/a
Cpt 3,5	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.42 ha	40 yr	500	75 m³	n/a
Cpt 7	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.35 ha	80 yr	100	100 m³	n/a
Cpt 8	Clear Felling	Common alder	0.09 ha	40 yr	40	20 m³	n/a
Cpt 9	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.39 ha	80 yr	200	150 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
Cpt 1,2,4,6	Ash	0.75 ha	70 m³	900	630
Cpt 1,2,4,6	Sycamore	0.75 ha	70 m³	900	630
Cpt 1,2,4,6	Mixed broadleaves	0.38 ha	35 m³	450	135

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 3, 5	Replant felled area	Silver birch	40%	0.84 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 3, 5	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	40%	0.84 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 3, 5	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	20%	0.42 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 7	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	42.17%	0.35 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 8	Restock by natural regeneration	Common alder	10.84%	0.09 ha	1,100	—	—
Cpt 9	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	46.99%	0.39 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 752 580

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 207

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Lowlands with gentle and strong complex slopes: slightly to moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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