FPA-11535

Craigdarroch Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Craigdarroch Cpts 14,15 (pts), 17(pt), 20
Nearest town: Moniaive
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX739918

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Key dates

Application registered 17 April 2024
Application accepted 18 April 2024
Consultation opens 30 April 2024
Consultation closes 28 May 2024
Decision issued 5 July 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 16.85 ha
Conifer: 16.85 ha

Official source

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FPA-11535

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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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27 Jul 2026, 13:36 BST

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: 1 Jun 2024 – 1 Jun 2026
Felling area: 16.85 ha
Estimated volume: 6,162 m³
Proposed restocking: 16.85 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
14a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.78 ha	33 yr	1,780	600 m³	—
14e	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.3 ha	33 yr	710	240 m³	—
14f	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.3 ha	33 yr	300	160 m³	—
14g	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.57 ha	33 yr	570	190 m³	—
14k	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.13 ha	33 yr	130	44 m³	—
14n	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.09 ha	33 yr	130	44 m³	—
15b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.84 ha	33 yr	1,840	773 m³	—
15e	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.26 ha	33 yr	260	87 m³	—
17b	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	1.58 ha	33 yr	1,580	664 m³	—
20a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	6.19 ha	33 yr	6,190	2,080 m³	—
20b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.81 ha	33 yr	3,800	1,280 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
14a	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	10.56%	1.78 ha	2,500	—	—
14e	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	1.78%	0.3 ha	2,500	—	—
14f	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	1.78%	0.3 ha	1,600	—	—
14g	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	3.38%	0.57 ha	1,600	—	—
14k	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	0.77%	0.13 ha	1,600	—	—
14n	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	0.53%	0.09 ha	1,600	—	—
15b	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	10.92%	1.84 ha	2,500	—	—
15e	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	1.54%	0.26 ha	2,500	—	—
17b	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	9.38%	1.58 ha	2,500	—	—
20a	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	36.74%	6.19 ha	2,500	—	—
20b	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	22.61%	3.81 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 739 918

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 218

Peaty gleys with peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dochroyle · 35% Peaty gleys
Dod · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
Blanket Peat · 30% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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