FPA-11547

Midgehope & Glenkerry

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpts 56,57, Cpts 58–60, 64 Cpt 50,52,53 & Cpt 49
Nearest town: Ettrick
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT254127

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 24 April 2024
Application accepted 24 April 2024
Consultation opens 21 May 2024
Consultation closes 18 June 2024
Decision issued 20 June 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 91.98 ha
Conifer: 91.98 ha

Official source

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FPA-11547

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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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11 Sept 2026, 09:49 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:35 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 11 Jun 2024 – 10 Jun 2026
Felling area: 91.98 ha
Estimated volume: 68,953 m³
Proposed restocking: 91.98 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpts 56 57	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	39.17 ha	50 yr	62,672	29,377 m³	n/a
Cpts 58-60, 64	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	37.27 ha	50 yr	59,632	27,952 m³	n/a
Cpts 50, 52, 53	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	14.93 ha	50 yr	23,888	11,197 m³	n/a
Cpt 49	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.61 ha	50 yr	720	427 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpts 56 57	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	98%	38.39 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 56 57	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2%	0.78 ha	—	—	—
Cpts 58-60, 64	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	78%	29.07 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 58-60, 64	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	8%	2.98 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 58-60, 64	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	8%	2.98 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 58-60, 64	Create Designed Open Ground	—	6%	2.24 ha	—	—	—
Cpts 50, 52, 53	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	71%	10.6 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 50, 52, 53	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	28%	4.18 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpts 50, 52, 53	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1%	0.15 ha	—	—	—
Cpt 49	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	90%	0.55 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 49	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.06 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH21_1153_1154 Routen Cleugh P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 630 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_1179 Ettrick Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0397 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0695 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0398 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 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
River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.3 km away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.3 km away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 254 127

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 233

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Valleys and depressions amongst hills and uplands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Dochroyle · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees