FPA-11737

Nether Glenlair

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Craigie Plantation
Nearest town: Kirkpatrick Durham
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX748722

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Key dates

Application registered 28 June 2024
Application accepted 1 July 2024
Consultation opens 19 July 2024
Consultation closes 16 August 2024
Decision issued 27 August 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 2.79 ha
Conifer: 2.01 ha
Broadleaf: 0.78 ha

Official source

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FPA-11737

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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, 11:02 BST

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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: 20 Sept 2024 – 20 Sept 2026
Felling area: 2.79 ha
Estimated volume: 863 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.79 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Alder Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce Willow

Proposed restocking species

Cherry Downy birch Rowan Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.01 ha	30 yr	3,012	753 m³	—
1b	Clear Felling	Alder	0.26 ha	30 yr	250	50 m³	—
1b	Clear Felling	Willow	0.26 ha	30 yr	250	50 m³	—
1c	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.26 ha	—	100	10 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	62.37%	1.74 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Downy birch	4.3%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Rowan	4.3%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Cherry	4.3%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	19.35%	0.54 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	5.38%	0.15 ha	—	—	—

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Protected places

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 747 721

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 439

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Rhins
Parent material: Red brown clayey drifts containing Ordovician and Silurian greywacke stones
Landform: Drumlins and undulating lowlands with simple and complex gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 50% Brown earths
Rhins · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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