FPA-11325

Cassillis Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Mainshill Wood (Crow Wood)
Nearest town: Ayr
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS344122

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 7 February 2024
Application accepted 12 February 2024
Consultation opens 17 April 2024
Consultation closes 16 April 2024
Decision issued 2 May 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.98 ha
Conifer: 0.90 ha
Broadleaf: 0.08 ha

Official source

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FPA-11325

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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, 10:34 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:38 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 – 1 May 2026
Felling area: 0.98 ha
Estimated volume: 1,507 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.98 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Silver birch Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Ash Cherry Oak Rowan Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
e.g.	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.9 ha	50 yr	1,152	1,383 m³	—
e.g.	Clear Felling	Ash	0.04 ha	50 yr	51	62 m³	—
e.g.	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.02 ha	50 yr	25	31 m³	—
e.g.	Clear Felling	Silver birch	0.02 ha	50 yr	25	31 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
e.g.	Replant felled area	Oak	25%	0.25 ha	1,600	—	—
e.g.	Replant felled area	Rowan	25%	0.25 ha	1,600	—	—
e.g.	Replant felled area	Cherry	25%	0.25 ha	1,600	—	—
e.g.	Restock by natural regeneration	Silver birch	12.45%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
e.g.	Restock by natural regeneration	Ash	12.55%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH22_0785 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 846 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0397 Loch Croot P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1614_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0784_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0784_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 344 122

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 466

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Sorn
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous and Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments and lavas
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Glenpark · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees