FPA-11453

Oxenfoord Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Cakemuir burn wood
Nearest town: Fala Dam
Local authority: Midlothian Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT428613
Total area: 1.15 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 21 March 2024
Application accepted 27 March 2024
Consultation opens 25 April 2024
Consultation closes 23 May 2024
Decision issued 17 July 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2031
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11453

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2026
Felling area: 1.15 ha
Estimated volume: 535 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.15 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

BeechJapanese larchNorway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AlderAshBirchWillow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.26 ha	50 yr	110	110 m³	na
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.23 ha	50 yr	160	92 m³	na
1	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.49 ha	50 yr	270	206 m³	na
1	Clear Felling	Beech	0.17 ha	80 yr	74	127 m³	na

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Birch	69.57%	0.8 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Ash	10.43%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Alder	10.43%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Willow	9.57%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA00064 Falawood Cottage	Location Pathhead Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 269 m away	Area 0.8 ha	Decision issued 3 Dec 2014
CB261502 Falawood cottage	Location Pathhead Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 269 m away	Area 0.8 ha	Decision issued 17 Sept 2013
FLA03659 Frostineb Farm	Location Pathhead Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 3.6 ha	Decision issued 29 Jan 2019
FLA00327 Frostineb Farm	Location Pathhead Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 16.6 ha	Decision issued 20 May 2015
CB197014 Saughland	Location Pathhead Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 1.47 ha	Decision issued 15 May 2013

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
21FGS59144 Saughland woodland creation	Location pathhead Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 712 m away	Area 0.83 ha	Approved 26 May 2022
21FGS63085 Mixed Woodland Creation	Location Dalkeith Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 19.89 ha	Approved 15 Jun 2023
26FGS93379 Blackcastle New Woodland Creation	Location Gorebridge Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 11.99 ha	Approved 8 Oct 2026
26FGS93380 Blackcastle Agroforestry	Location Gorebridge Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 0 ha	Approved 15 Oct 2026
19FGS45003 Jojos Syke	Location TRANENT East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 4.0 km away	Area 5.41 ha	Approved 26 Mar 2020

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
11 Sept 2026, 09:51 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:37 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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