FPA-11724

Munches

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Colehole & Richorn Wood
Nearest town: Closeburn
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX818594

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Key dates

Application registered 25 June 2024
Application accepted 27 June 2024
Consultation opens 3 July 2024
Consultation closes 1 August 2024
Decision issued 27 August 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 2.33 ha
Conifer: 1.98 ha
Broadleaf: 0.35 ha

Official source

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FPA-11724

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 12:08 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST

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: 1 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
Felling area: 2.28 ha
Estimated volume: 2,535 m³
Thinning area: 3.69 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 2.28 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Sitka spruce Sycamore Western red cedar

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce Western red cedar

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
9	Clear Felling	Coast redwood	0.25 ha	70 yr	100	300 m³	—
9	Clear Felling	Western red cedar	0.25 ha	70 yr	100	300 m³	—
9	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.25 ha	70 yr	100	300 m³	—
9	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.2 ha	40 yr	300	150 m³	—
17b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.23 ha	60 yr	1,995	1,000 m³	—
17b	Clear Felling	Ash	0.1 ha	50 yr	100	100 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
17a	Oak	0.35 ha	100 m³
17a	Sitka spruce	1 ha	25 m³
17a	Ash	1 ha	100 m³
17a	Sycamore	1 ha	100 m³
17a	Douglas fir	0.34 ha	60 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
9	Replant felled area	Western red cedar	41.67%	0.95 ha	2,500	—	—
17b	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	58.33%	1.33 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 818 594

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

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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