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FPA-13337

Winfield Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Winfield Covert
Nearest town
Whitsome, Berwick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT889517

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 16 March 2026
  2. Application accepted 16 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 17 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 14 April 2026
  5. Decision issued 23 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.50 ha
Conifer
0.32 ha
Broadleaf
0.18 ha

Official source

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FPA-13337

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

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

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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
15 Apr 2026 – 20 Apr 2026
Felling area
0.5 ha
Estimated volume
290 m³
Proposed restocking
0.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Birch Douglas fir Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Alder Birch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.16 ha 50 yr 150 110 m³ N/A
1 Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.16 ha 50 yr 150 120 m³ N/A
1 Clear Felling Birch 0.09 ha 50 yr 70 30 m³ N/A
1 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.09 ha 50 yr 70 30 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 60% 0.3 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Birch 20% 0.1 ha 1,650
2 Replant felled area Alder 20% 0.1 ha 1,650
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 888 517

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

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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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