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FPA-13559

Branxholm & Drinkstone (Pilmuir Rig)

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.

Register grid reference: NT481105 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Pilmuir Rig
Nearest town
Hawick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT481105
Total area
11.98 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 25 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 25 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 15 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 12 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 21 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 18 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 6 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13559

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
3 Aug 2026 – 3 Aug 2028
Felling area
11.98 ha
Estimated volume
5,584.8 m³
Thinning area
4.65 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
11.98 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
2112S Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.23 ha 61 yr 460 103.5 m³ N/A
2112B Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.16 ha 38 yr 320 72 m³ N/A
2112C Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.71 ha 38 yr 3,420 769.5 m³ N/A
2112L Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.07 ha 38 yr 112 21 m³ N/A
2112O Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.45 ha 38 yr 4,900 1,102.5 m³ N/A
2112K Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.49 ha 38 yr 784 147 m³ N/A
2112N Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.47 ha 38 yr 2,940 661 m³ N/A
2112A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.75 ha 38 yr 7,500 1,687.5 m³ N/A
2112M Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.65 ha 38 yr 3,300 742 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)
2112H Sitka spruce 0.95 ha 57 m³ 285 228
2112G Birch 0.03 ha 1.8 m³ 9 7
2112G Ash 0.05 ha 3 m³ 15 12
2112G Oak 0.05 ha 3 m³ 15 12
2112E Mixed native broadleaves 0.22 ha 13.2 m³ 66 53
2112D Mixed native broadleaves 0.32 ha 19.2 m³ 96 77
2112F Sitka spruce 0.82 ha 49 m³ 246 197
2112R Sitka spruce 2.21 ha 132.6 m³ 663 530

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
2112S Replant felled area Norway spruce 100% 0.23 ha 2,500 — —
2112A Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 3.75 ha 2,500 — —
2112C Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 1.71 ha 1,600 — —
2112L Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
2112O Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 2.45 ha 2,500 — —
2112K Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.49 ha 1,600 — —
2112M Replant felled area Norway spruce 100% 1.65 ha 2,500 — —
2112N Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 1.47 ha 2,500 — —
2112B Replant felled area Norway spruce 100% 0.16 ha 2,500 — —

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
CB34540 Branxholm Estate Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 0.92 ha Decision issued
FPA-11558 Hawick Burgh Woodlands Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 6.48 ha Decision issued
FPA-7814 Ackerknowe Farm Location

Hawick

 Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 1.5 ha Decision issued
CB34518 Chester Knowe Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 0.92 ha Decision issued
CB43242 Acreknowe Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 2.13 ha Decision issued

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
18FGS28878 Whitchesters Riparian Woodland Planting Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 16.04 ha Approved
26FGS92479 Fenwick NWC Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 4.41 ha Approved
23FGS71254 Acreknowe Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 187.95 ha Approved
21FGS61205 Southfield FGS Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 15.59 ha Approved
18FGS28998 Broadhaugh riparian woodlands Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 10.88 ha Approved

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

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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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

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