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FPA-13493

Borders Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Scots Dike
Nearest town
Evertown, Langholm
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NY356737

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 May 2026
  2. Application accepted 29 May 2026
  3. Consultation opens 30 June 2026
  4. Consultation closes 30 June 2026
  5. Decision issued 25 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2032

Area

Total area
22.58 ha
Conifer
18.77 ha
Broadleaf
3.17 ha

Official source

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FPA-13493

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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 Jul 2026 – 1 Jul 2028
Felling area
22.58 ha
Estimated volume
9,685.5 m³
Proposed restocking
22.58 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
3076A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.72 ha 41 yr 3,096 774 m³
3076B Clear Felling Ash 0.45 ha 28 yr 360 135 m³
3076B Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.89 ha 28 yr 1,602 400.5 m³
3076B Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.12 ha 28 yr 5,616 1,404 m³
3076C Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.22 ha 64 yr 396 99 m³
3076D Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.75 ha 33 yr 3,150 787.5 m³
3076E Clear Felling Ash 0.08 ha 28 yr 64 24 m³
3076E Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.08 ha 28 yr 144 36 m³
3076E Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.64 ha 28 yr 1,152 288 m³
3076F Clear Felling Ash 0.09 ha 28 yr 72 27 m³
3076F Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.19 ha 28 yr 342 85.5 m³
3076F Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.65 ha 28 yr 1,170 292.5 m³
3076G Clear Felling Ash 0.13 ha 28 yr 104 39 m³
3076G Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.25 ha 28 yr 450 112.5 m³
3076G Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.88 ha 28 yr 1,584 396 m³
0376H Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.14 ha 54 yr 3,852 963 m³
0376I Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.28 ha 57 yr 2,304 576 m³
3076J Clear Felling Mixed conifers 2.31 ha 57 yr 4,158 1,039.5 m³
3076K Clear Felling Mixed native broadleaves 2.42 ha 26 yr 1,936 726 m³
3076M Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.38 ha 62 yr 2,484 621 m³
3076N Clear Felling Japanese larch 1.91 ha 49 yr 3,438 859.5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
3076A Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 7.62% 1.72 ha 1,600
3076B Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 19.75% 4.46 ha 1,600
3076C Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 0.97% 0.22 ha 1,600
3076D Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 7.75% 1.75 ha 1,600
3076E Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 3.54% 0.8 ha 1,600
3076F Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 4.12% 0.93 ha 1,600
3076G Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 5.58% 1.26 ha 1,600
3076H Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 9.48% 2.14 ha 1,600
3076I Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 5.67% 1.28 ha 1,600
3076J Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 10.23% 2.31 ha 1,600
3076K Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 10.72% 2.42 ha 1,600
3076M Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 6.11% 1.38 ha 1,600
3076N Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 8.46% 1.91 ha 1,600
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 355 737

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 85

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Canonbie
Parent material
Drifts derived from Permian and Carboniferous sandstones and shales
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Canonbie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Mouldyhills · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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