FPA-13587

Barnsoul Woodlands

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Barnsoul Woodlands
Nearest town: Shawhead
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX872772

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Key dates

Application registered 10 July 2026
Application accepted 13 July 2026
Consultation opens 14 July 2026
Consultation closes 14 July 2026
Decision issued 21 August 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area: 0.42 ha
Conifer: 0.29 ha
Broadleaf: 0.13 ha

Official source

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FPA-13587

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First archived 18 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:05 BST

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Status changed
22 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
Status changed
12 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
18 Jul 2026, 06:08 BST

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: 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 broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Sessile 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	—

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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
Lag Meadow Site 892 Official SiteLink record for Lag Meadow ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.6 km away	Published area 4.68 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Lag Meadow

Site 892

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.6 km away

Published area 4.68 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 871 771

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 210

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and depressions with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Ettrick · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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