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FPA-13274

Roxburghe Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Floors Policies
Nearest town
Kelso
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT699341

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 24 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 26 February 2026
  3. Consultation opens 19 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 16 April 2026
  5. Decision issued 23 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
7.67 ha
Conifer
2.51 ha
Broadleaf
2.56 ha

Official source

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FPA-13274

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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    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
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
Felling area
7.67 ha
Estimated volume
4,010 m³
Thinning area
21.18 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
7.67 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
59b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.94 ha 75 yr 750 400 m³ N/A
59b Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.94 ha 75 yr 750 450 m³ N/A
61a Selective Felling Ash 0.23 ha 60 yr 150 75 m³ N/A
62a Selective Felling Ash 0.21 ha 60 yr 120 70 m³ N/A
62a Selective Felling Sycamore 0.15 ha 80 yr 75 50 m³ N/A
64a Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.92 ha 50 yr 1,800 765 m³ N/A
66a Selective Felling Douglas fir 0.4 ha 50 yr 400 100 m³ N/A
68b Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.44 ha 45 yr 500 175 m³ N/A
73a Selective Felling Sycamore 0.12 ha 80 yr 100 70 m³ N/A
73b Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.24 ha 80 yr 250 150 m³ N/A
73b Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.23 ha 80 yr 200 120 m³ N/A
79a Selective Felling Oak 0.15 ha 100 yr 30 30 m³ N/A
79a Selective Felling Beech 0.15 ha 80 yr 50 30 m³ N/A
79a Selective Felling Sycamore 0.5 ha 60 yr 250 120 m³ N/A
79a Selective Felling Ash 0.3 ha 60 yr 80 60 m³ N/A
80a Selective Felling Ash 0.26 ha 40 yr 300 85 m³ N/A
81a Selective Felling Ash 0.41 ha 45 yr 400 120 m³ N/A
84a Selective Felling Ash 0.05 ha 40 yr 50 20 m³ N/A
84a Selective Felling Sycamore 0.03 ha 40 yr 30 10 m³ N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
56 Norway spruce 1.84 ha 70 m³
57 Norway spruce 1.25 ha 40 m³
57 Beech 0.44 ha 20 m³
59a Norway spruce 0.71 ha 40 m³
61a Douglas fir 0.55 ha 75 m³
63a Mixed broadleaves 1.69 ha 50 m³
63a Sitka spruce 1.69 ha 50 m³
66b Norway spruce 0.38 ha 25 m³
66c Mixed broadleaves 5.51 ha 350 m³
68a Mixed broadleaves 2.67 ha 160 m³
74a Norway spruce 0.4 ha 25 m³
74a Scots pine 0.68 ha 40 m³
80a Sycamore 0.52 ha 30 m³
81a Sycamore 0.9 ha 35 m³
87b Norway spruce 1.95 ha 100 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
59b Replant felled area Douglas fir 63.3% 1.19 ha 2,500
59b Replant felled area Beech 20.74% 0.39 ha 2,500
59b Replant felled area Hazel 7.45% 0.14 ha 1,600
59b Create Designed Open Ground 8.51% 0.16 ha
61a Replant felled area Common alder 39.13% 0.09 ha 1,600
61a Replant felled area Hazel 52.17% 0.12 ha 1,600
61a Replant felled area Grand fir 8.7% 0.02 ha 2,500
62a Replant felled area Beech 100% 0.36 ha 2,500
64a Replant felled area Douglas fir 66.67% 1.28 ha 2,500
64a Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 17.19% 0.33 ha 2,500
64a Replant felled area Hazel 16.15% 0.31 ha 1,600
66a Restock by natural regeneration Douglas fir 100% 0.4 ha 2,500
68b Replant felled area Beech 65.91% 0.29 ha 1,600
68b Replant felled area Hazel 22.73% 0.1 ha 1,600
68b Replant felled area Woody shrubs 11.36% 0.05 ha 1,600
73a Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 50% 0.06 ha 2,500
73a Replant felled area Scots pine 50% 0.06 ha 2,500
73b Replant felled area Douglas fir 74.47% 0.35 ha 2,500
73b Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 25.53% 0.12 ha 1,600
79a Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 40% 0.44 ha 2,500
79a Replant felled area Beech 40% 0.44 ha 2,500
79a Replant felled area Scots pine 20% 0.22 ha 2,500
80a Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 50% 0.13 ha 2,500
80a Replant felled area Beech 50% 0.13 ha 2,500
81a Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 48.48% 0.2 ha 2,500
81a Replant felled area Beech 51.52% 0.21 ha 2,500
84a Replant felled area Beech 100% 0.08 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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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 440 m away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Makerstoun - Corbie Craigs to Trows' Craigs

Site 1122

Official SiteLink record for Makerstoun - Corbie Craigs to Trows' Craigs
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.8 km away Published area 9.77 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 698 340

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 575

Noncalcareous gleys

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 · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F1 Excellent 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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