FPA-11819

Pibblehill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Upper Rusko
Nearest town: Gatehouse of Fleet
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX560625

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 7 August 2024
Application accepted 12 August 2024
Consultation opens 16 August 2024
Consultation closes 15 August 2024
Decision issued 19 August 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 23.46 ha
Conifer: 23.46 ha

Official source

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FPA-11819

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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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Standingwire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:06 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 Oct 2024 – 30 Sept 2026
Felling area: 23.46 ha
Estimated volume: 10,550 m³
Proposed restocking: 23.46 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Aspen Birch Norway spruce Sitka spruce Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
21A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	21.53 ha	37 yr	21,500	9,680 m³	n/a
21B	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.93 ha	37 yr	19,300	870 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
21 A B	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	66.62%	15.63 ha	2,500	—	—
21 A B	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	7.72%	1.81 ha	2,500	—	—
21 A B	Replant felled area	Aspen	1.92%	0.45 ha	1,600	—	—
21 A B	Replant felled area	Birch	1.92%	0.45 ha	1,600	—	—
21 A B	Replant felled area	Willow	1.92%	0.45 ha	1,600	—	—
21 A B	Create Designed Open Ground	—	19.91%	4.67 ha	—	—	—

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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
UK/PH/034/LZ/19112012 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

UK/PH/034/LZ/19112012

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 4.0 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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
Cairnsmore of Fleet Site 290 Official SiteLink record for Cairnsmore of Fleet ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 884 m away	Published area 3,825.09 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Cairnsmore of Fleet

Site 290

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 884 m away

Published area 3,825.09 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 559 625

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 122

Humus-iron podzols with brown earths

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Hummocky valley moraines: often bouldery

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Countesswells · 70% Humus-iron podzols
Raemoir · 30% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees