FPA-11573

Bughtrig Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cmpts 12a
Nearest town: Eccles
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT759433

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Key dates

Application registered 3 May 2024
Application accepted 3 May 2024
Consultation opens 20 May 2024
Consultation closes 17 June 2024
Decision issued 24 June 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.17 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-11573

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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: 1 Jun 2024 – 31 May 2026
Felling area: 0.17 ha
Estimated volume: 63 m³
Thinning area: 0.86 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 0.17 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Beech Norway spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
12a	Selective Felling	Norway spruce	0.16 ha	32 yr	320	40 m³	None
12a	Selective Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.01 ha	32 yr	10	1 m³	None

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
12a	Norway spruce	0.25 ha	12 m³	2,000	1,500
12a	Pedunculate oak	0.3 ha	5 m³	1,000	920
12a	Beech	0.25 ha	4 m³	1,000	850
12a	Mixed broadleaves	0.06 ha	1 m³	1,000	850

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
12a	Replant felled area	Beech	58.82%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
12a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	41.18%	0.07 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 759 433

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 574

Noncalcareous gleys with brown earths

Soil association: Whitsome
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carb sediments and basic lavas, Upper ORS sandstones and Silurian greywackes
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Whitsome · 70% Noncalcareous gleys
WHITSOME(BFS) · 30% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FPA-13353 Bughtrig Estate	Location Leitholm Scottish Borders	Status Under Consideration	Distance 721 m away	Area 2.28 ha	Key date Not published
FPA-10441 Springwells Farm	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 1.6 ha	Decision issued 12 May 2023
CB78354 Grizelrig Farm	Location Coldstream Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 5 Sept 2012
CB367994 Kames Estate	Location Leitholm Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 2 Apr 2014
CB349035 Lambden	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 0.3 ha	Decision issued 14 Jan 2014