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FPA-10099

Lydgate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Lydgate Wood
Nearest town
Ancrum
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT626244

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 October 2022
  2. Application accepted 17 August 2023
  3. Consultation opens 4 June 2024
  4. Consultation closes 2 July 2024
  5. Decision issued 17 July 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
1.31 ha
Conifer
1.31 ha

Official source

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FPA-10099

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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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Track changes

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  2. 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
17 Aug 2023 – 1 Nov 2024
Felling area
1.31 ha
Estimated volume
444 m³
Proposed restocking
1.31 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.31 ha 55 yr 500 444 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Oak 20.61% 0.27 ha 1,100
1 Replant felled area Beech 20.61% 0.27 ha 1,100
1 Replant felled area Silver birch 20.61% 0.27 ha 1,100
1 Replant felled area Rowan 5.34% 0.07 ha 1,100
1 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 4.58% 0.06 ha 1,100
1 Replant felled area Hazel 4.58% 0.06 ha 1,100
1 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 13.74% 0.18 ha 1,100
1 Create Designed Open Ground 9.92% 0.13 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

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record for River Tweed
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 889 m away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Woodhead Moss

Site 1648

Official SiteLink record for Woodhead Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 2.0 km away Published area 14.32 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 625 244

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 296

Brown earths

Soil association
Hobkirk
Parent material
Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Hobkirk · 100% Brown earths
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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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