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FPA-11683

Moss of Cree

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Moss of Cree
Nearest town
Newton Stewart
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX434607

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 June 2024
  2. Application accepted 18 June 2024
  3. Consultation opens 20 June 2024
  4. Consultation closes 18 July 2024
  5. Decision issued 25 July 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
6.16 ha
Conifer
6.16 ha

Official source

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FPA-11683

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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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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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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
10 Jul 2024 – 9 Jul 2026
Felling area
6.34 ha
Estimated volume
1,290 m³
Proposed restocking
6.34 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1z2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.54 ha 48 yr 1,188 151 m³ Paint
1z3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.09 ha 48 yr 198 25 m³ Paint
2z1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.22 ha 61 yr 484 61 m³ Paint
2z2 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 1.98 ha 61 yr 3,960 356 m³ Paint
2z3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.05 ha 61 yr 110 14 m³ Paint
4z1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.21 ha 64 yr 2,420 290 m³ Paint
4z1 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 1.21 ha 64 yr 2,420 194 m³ Paint
5z2 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.41 ha 59 yr 820 74 m³ Paint
5z1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.32 ha 59 yr 630 75 m³ Paint
5z1 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.32 ha 59 yr 630 50 m³ Paint

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1z2 I do not intend to restock 8.52% 0.54 ha
1z3 I do not intend to restock 1.42% 0.09 ha
2z1 I do not intend to restock 3.47% 0.22 ha
2z2 I do not intend to restock 31.23% 1.98 ha
2z3 I do not intend to restock 0.79% 0.05 ha
4z1 I do not intend to restock 38.17% 2.42 ha
5z2 I do not intend to restock 6.47% 0.41 ha
5z1 I do not intend to restock 9.94% 0.63 ha
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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

Cree Estuary

Site 461

Official SiteLink record for Cree Estuary
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 3,056.02 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Lower River Cree

Site 1106

Official SiteLink record for Lower River Cree
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 128.16 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Carsegowan Moss

Site 337

Official SiteLink record for Carsegowan Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 49.32 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 434 606

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 3

Dystrophic basin peat

Soil association
Organic Soils
Parent material
Organic deposits
Landform
Basins and valleys
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Basin Peat · 100% Dystrophic basin peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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