FPA-11650

Steilston

Expired 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

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

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Black Bog
Nearest town: Dumfries
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NX903807
Total area: 4.20 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 31 May 2024
Application accepted 31 May 2024
Consultation opens 24 July 2024
Consultation closes 22 July 2024
Decision issued 24 July 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2026
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11650

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area: 4.2 ha
Estimated volume: 1,805 m³
Proposed restocking: 4.2 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Beech Birch Hybrid larch Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruce Oak Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4 ha	40 yr	5,000	1,720 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.1 ha	40 yr	50	25 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Beech	0.02 ha	40 yr	30	15 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Birch	0.04 ha	40 yr	60	15 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Ash	0.02 ha	40 yr	20	15 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.02 ha	40 yr	30	15 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	75%	3.15 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	20%	0.84 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Oak	5%	0.21 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-7087 Steilston Wood	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 224 m away	Area 2.81 ha	Decision issued 1 Apr 2020
FLA00968 Newtonairds Woodlands	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 412 m away	Area 0.5 ha	Decision issued 29 Feb 2016
CB172048 Newtonairds Woodlands	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 447 m away	Area 0.2 ha	Decision issued 24 Jan 2013
FLA01920 Newtonairds Woodlands	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 500 m away	Area 0.5 ha	Decision issued 13 Mar 2017
FPA-12868 Steilston Farm	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 0.69 ha	Approved 5 Nov 2025

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
20FGS47683 Sunnyhill Woodland Creation	Location Dunscore Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 6.85 ha	Approved 11 Feb 2021
21FGS62825 Dalquhairn Dumfries Woodland Creation	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 26.51 ha	Approved 22 Apr 2022
26FGS91859 2026 Ingleston NWC	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Under Consideration	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 6.2 ha	Key date Not published
21FGS56185 Cormaddie Shelterbelt Woodlands	Location Dunscore Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 13 May 2021
26FGS93779 Birkhall Farm New Native Woodlands	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Under Consideration	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 11.63 ha	Key date Not published

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

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 12:09 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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