FPA-11709
Drinkstone Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Woolaw Covert
- Nearest town
- Hawick
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT462172
Key dates
- Application registered 20 June 2024
- Application accepted 20 June 2024
- Consultation opens 10 July 2024
- Consultation closes 7 August 2024
- Decision issued 21 August 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2027
Area
- Total area
- 8.01 ha
- Conifer
- 8.01 ha
Official source
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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
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Forestry operations
Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.
- Felling window
- 31 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
- Felling area
- 8.01 ha
- Estimated volume
- 4,000 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 8.01 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6001A | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.47 ha | 72 yr | 3,710 | 1,250 m³ | None |
| 6001B | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 5.54 ha | 53 yr | 8,300 | 2,750 m³ | None |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6601A | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 75% | 6.01 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 6001B | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 10% | 0.8 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 6001C | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 5% | 0.4 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 6001D | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 9.6% | 0.77 ha | — | — | — |
| 6001E | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.4% | 0.03 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Moss Site 231 Official SiteLink record for Blind Moss ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.2 km away | Published area 7.18 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| Long Moss - Drinkstone Hill Site 1095 Official SiteLink record for Long Moss - Drinkstone Hill ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.8 km away | Published area 30.76 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 462 171
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 223
Brown earths with rankers
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Hills with strong and steep complex slopes: moderately to very rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 70% Brown earths
- ETTRICK(RANK) · 30% Rankers
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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