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FPA-13284

Craigsford Mains

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: NT561387 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Craigsford Woods
Nearest town
Earlston
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT561387
Total area
4.52 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 27 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 5 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 10 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 7 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 20 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 31 March 2028
  7. First archived 18 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 6 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13284

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
Felling area
4.52 ha
Estimated volume
1,503 m³
Thinning area
16.58 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post Basal Area
Proposed restocking
4.52 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruceOakRowanSilver birchSitka spruceSycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.72 ha — 1,632 898 m³ Boundary
1b Clear Felling Scots pine 1.25 ha — 500 165 m³ Boundary
2a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.55 ha — 276 110 m³ Boundary

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before basal area (m²/ha) After basal area (m²/ha)
6b Scots pine 1.02 ha 20 m³ 70 50
6b Douglas fir 1.02 ha 20 m³ 70 50
6b Sycamore 1.02 ha 20 m³ 70 50
6b Ash 1.02 ha 20 m³ 70 50
6b Birch 1.02 ha 20 m³ 70 50
6b Beech 1.02 ha 20 m³ 70 50
4a Sitka spruce 1 ha 20 m³ 300 250
4a Scots pine 1 ha 20 m³ 250 200
4a Birch 0.36 ha 7 m³ 250 200
3b Sitka spruce 1.43 ha 29 m³ 250 200
5a Sitka spruce 1.21 ha 24 m³ 70 50
5a Birch 0.3 ha 3 m³ 70 50
5b Sitka spruce 3.24 ha 65 m³ 70 50
5b Birch 0.36 ha 12 m³ 70 50
6a Scots pine 0.26 ha 5 m³ 70 50
6a Oak 0.26 ha 5 m³ 70 50
6a Sycamore 0.26 ha 5 m³ 70 50
6a Ash 0.26 ha 5 m³ 70 50
6a Birch 0.26 ha 5 m³ 70 50
6a Beech 0.26 ha 5 m³ 70 50

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 65% 2.58 ha 2,500 — —
1a Replant felled area Norway spruce 15% 0.6 ha 2,500 — —
1a Replant felled area Oak 5% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Rowan 5% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Silver birch 5% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Sycamore 5% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 65% 0.36 ha 2,500 — —
2a Replant felled area Norway spruce 15% 0.08 ha 2,500 — —
2a Replant felled area Oak 15% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Rowan 5% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —

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
FLA02114 Clackmae Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 606 m away Area 0.7 ha Decision issued
FLA00011 Craigsford Mains Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 758 m away Area 3.25 ha Decision issued
FLA-6016 Craigsford Mains Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 772 m away Area 1.52 ha Decision issued
FPA-8945 Craigsford West Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 994 m away Area 4.27 ha Decision issued
FPA-8290 Camp Plantation Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 3.35 ha Decision issued

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Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

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Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 3.36 ha Approved
23FGS74796 Chatto Craigs Location

Langshaw

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 91.8 ha Approved
21FGS56444 Glendearg Allan Water Planting Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.5 km away Area 21.69 ha Approved
17FGS21617 Glendearg Native Woodlands 2017 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.3 km away Area 48.05 ha Approved
19FGS43263 Easter Langlee woodland 2019 Location

JEDBURGH

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.7 km away Area 2.16 ha Approved

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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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