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FPA-11484

Greenshields Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpt 1-6
Nearest town
Biggar
Local authority
South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT022436

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 2 April 2024
  2. Application accepted 11 April 2024
  3. Consultation opens 11 June 2024
  4. Consultation closes 11 June 2024
  5. Decision issued 13 June 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
12.83 ha
Conifer
12.17 ha
Broadleaf
0.31 ha

Official source

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FPA-11484

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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
15 May 2024 – 15 May 2026
Felling area
12.83 ha
Estimated volume
4,260 m³
Proposed restocking
12.83 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.96 ha 50 yr 550 350 m³ na
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1 ha 50 yr 1,100 450 m³ na
2 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.35 ha 50 yr 300 50 m³ na
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.7 ha 50 yr 900 250 m³ na
3 Clear Felling Larch 0.3 ha 50 yr 400 150 m³ na
3 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.58 ha 50 yr 550 220 m³ na
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1 ha 40 yr 400 150 m³ na
4 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.4 ha 40 yr 250 80 m³ na
4 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.31 ha 40 yr 200 60 m³ na
5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.31 ha 40 yr 7,000 1,400 m³ na
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.25 ha 50 yr 3,500 950 m³ na
6a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.67 ha 50 yr 400 150 m³ na

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 7.48% 0.96 ha 2,700
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 10.52% 1.35 ha 2,700
3 Replant felled area Norway spruce 5.85% 0.75 ha 2,700
3 Replant felled area Scots pine 5.92% 0.76 ha 2,700
4 Replant felled area Scots pine 4.6% 0.59 ha 2,700
4 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 4.6% 0.59 ha 1,600
4 Create Designed Open Ground 4.05% 0.52 ha
5 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 31.18% 4 ha 2,700
6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 17.54% 2.25 ha 2,700
6a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 5.3% 0.68 ha 2,700
3 Create Designed Open Ground 0.55% 0.07 ha
5 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.42% 0.31 ha 1,600
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 021 435

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

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

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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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