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FPA-13587

Barnsoul Woodlands

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • FO - Felling Individual Trees
  • SF - Selective Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NX872772 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Barnsoul Woodlands
Nearest town
Shawhead
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX872772
Total area
0.42 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 July 2026
  2. Application accepted 13 July 2026
  3. Consultation opens 14 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 14 July 2026
  5. Decision issued 21 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031
  7. First archived 18 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13587

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
14 Aug 2026 – 2 Jul 2027
Felling area
0.42 ha
Estimated volume
167.5 m³
Proposed restocking
0.42 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BirchSessile oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Sub Cpt A Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 45 yr 150 52.5 m³ —
Sub Cpt B Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.17 ha 45 yr 300 105 m³ —
Sub Cpt A Felling Individual Trees Mixed broadleaves 0.13 ha 25 yr 70 10 m³ yes

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Sub Cpt A Restock by natural regeneration Sessile oak 13.98% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
Sub Cpt A Restock by natural regeneration Birch 13.98% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
Sub Cpt B Restock by natural regeneration Sessile oak 20.96% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
Sub Cpt B Restock by natural regeneration Birch 20.96% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
Sub Cpt C Restock with individual trees Sessile oak 30.12% 0.13 ha — 210 —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

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
FPA-9532 Barnsoul Caravan Park Location

Shawhead

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 546 m away Area 1.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-12404 Barnsoul Location

Shawhead

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 789 m away Area 1.79 ha Approved
FPA-9791 Oakwood Location

Shawhead

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 0.25 ha Decision issued
FPA-12415 McNaughton Location

Shawhead

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.0 km away Area 6.37 ha Approved
FPA-8143 Oak Wood Location

Shawhead

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 3.36 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
21FGS62825 Dalquhairn Dumfries Woodland Creation Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 26.51 ha Approved
20FGS54164 Longbeoch NWC Location

Shawhead

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 7.48 ha Approved
24FGS80359 Glenkiln Woodland Creation Location

Crocketford

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 3.7 km away Area 1.42 ha Decision issued
18FGS26478 Braecroft Farm Woodland Creation Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.9 km away Area 3.64 ha Approved
26FGS91859 2026 Ingleston NWC Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.9 km away Area 6.2 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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