FPA-11453

Oxenfoord Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cakemuir burn wood
Nearest town: Fala Dam
Local authority: Midlothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT428613

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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 Unknown

Area

Total area: 1.15 ha
Conifer: 0.75 ha
Broadleaf: 0.17 ha

Official source

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FPA-11453

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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, 09:51 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:37 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 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

Beech Japanese larch Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Ash Birch Willow

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	—	—

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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
Keith Water Site 828 Official SiteLink record for Keith Water ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.4 km away	Published area 2.23 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Fala Flow Site 622 Official SiteLink record for Fala Flow ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.5 km away	Published area 317.75 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Keith Water

Site 828

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.4 km away

Published area 2.23 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Fala Flow

Site 622

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.5 km away

Published area 317.75 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 427 613

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 164

Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Darvel
Parent material: Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Carboniferous rocks
Landform: Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Darvel · 70% Brown earths
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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