FPA-11276
Midtown Farm
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Midtown Farm
- Nearest town
- Dumfries
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NX853765
Key dates
- Application registered 22 January 2024
- Application accepted 22 January 2024
- Consultation opens 4 April 2024
- Consultation closes 2 May 2024
- Decision issued 10 May 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 8.66 ha
- Conifer
- 8.36 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.30 ha
Official source
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First archived 27 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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First captured
- 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
- 8 Apr 2024 – 31 Aug 2024
- Felling area
- 8.66 ha
- Estimated volume
- 2,245 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 8.66 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1 ha | 29 yr | 1,200 | 150 m³ | — |
| 01 | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 0.2 ha | 29 yr | 300 | 25 m³ | — |
| 02 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.45 ha | 29 yr | 2,800 | 325 m³ | — |
| 02 | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 0.3 ha | 29 yr | 150 | 25 m³ | — |
| 03 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.78 ha | 29 yr | 3,800 | 425 m³ | — |
| 04 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.5 ha | 29 yr | 3,800 | 450 m³ | — |
| 04 | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 0.5 ha | 29 yr | 600 | 50 m³ | — |
| 05 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.59 ha | 29 yr | 4,800 | 550 m³ | — |
| 05 | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 0.54 ha | 29 yr | 450 | 50 m³ | — |
| 03 | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 0.5 ha | 29 yr | 1,250 | 125 m³ | — |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Birch | 0.3 ha | 29 yr | 750 | 70 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 11.55% | 1 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 01 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 2.31% | 0.2 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 02 | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 16.74% | 1.45 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 02 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 3.46% | 0.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 03 | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 13.63% | 1.18 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 03 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 1.15% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 04 | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 23.09% | 2 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 04 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 3.46% | 0.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 05 | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 21.94% | 1.9 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 05 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 2.66% | 0.23 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NX 852 764
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 232
Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Hills and valley sides with generally concave with strong and steep slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 50% Brown earths
- Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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