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FPA-13360

Mayfield

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Mayfield
Nearest town
Castle Douglas
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX720571

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 25 March 2026
  2. Application accepted 25 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 15 April 2026
  4. Consultation closes 15 April 2026
  5. Decision issued 21 May 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area
1.56 ha
Conifer
1.25 ha
Broadleaf
0.31 ha

Official source

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FPA-13360

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First archived 9 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
    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
11 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area
1.56 ha
Estimated volume
610 m³
Proposed restocking
1.56 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.27 ha 30 yr 650 130 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Larch 0.61 ha 30 yr 1,500 300 m³ n/a
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.37 ha 30 yr 900 180 m³ n/a
3 Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.31 ha 300 yr 50 n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 5.13% 0.08 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 12.18% 0.19 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 39.1% 0.61 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 19.87% 0.31 ha 2,500
3 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 23.72% 0.37 ha 1,600
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 720 571

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 207

Brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Lowlands with gentle and strong complex slopes: slightly to moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Linhope · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good 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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