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FPA-11649

Cairnsmore Woodlands

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cairnsmore Woodlands
Nearest town
Newton Stewart
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX610802

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 31 May 2024
  2. Application accepted 3 June 2024
  3. Consultation opens 5 June 2024
  4. Consultation closes 3 July 2024
  5. Decision issued 9 July 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
4.93 ha
Conifer
4.93 ha

Official source

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FPA-11649

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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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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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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
15 Jun 2024 – 15 Jun 2026
Felling area
4.93 ha
Estimated volume
2,185 m³
Proposed restocking
4.93 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
14c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.75 ha 36 yr 1,400 842 m³ n/a
18a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.18 ha 36 yr 4,200 1,343 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
14c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 1.75 ha 2,500
18a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 3.18 ha 2,500
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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

S_P_Pram13_0651_Barskeoch

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

S_P_Pram13_0809/0810/0811_Holm Farm

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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

Water of Ken Woods

Site 1597

Official SiteLink record for Water of Ken Woods
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 31 m away Published area 70.21 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Hannaston Wood

Site 764

Official SiteLink record for Hannaston Wood
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 2.0 km away Published area 26.01 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 610 801

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Alluvial Soils
Parent material
Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform
Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good 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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.