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FPA-13394

Garfwaterhead Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NS900335 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Garfwaterhead
Nearest town
Rigside
Local authority
South Lanarkshire Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NS900335
Total area
24.14 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 April 2026
  2. Application accepted 10 April 2026
  3. Consultation opens 10 April 2026
  4. Consultation closes 9 April 2026
  5. Decision issued 12 May 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13394

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
10 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2028
Felling area
24.14 ha
Estimated volume
7,025 m³
Proposed restocking
24.14 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
6 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.58 ha 35 yr 900 225 m³ n/a
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 11.32 ha 35 yr 18,700 3,300 m³ n/a
7 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 12.24 ha 35 yr 19,000 3,500 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
6 Replant felled area Norway spruce 18.6% 4.49 ha 2,500 — —
6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 23.53% 5.68 ha 2,500 — —
6 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.11% 0.51 ha 1,600 — —
6 Create Designed Open Ground — 5.05% 1.22 ha — — —
7 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 30.61% 7.39 ha 2,500 — —
7 Replant felled area Norway spruce 11.81% 2.85 ha 2,500 — —
7 Create Designed Open Ground — 4.81% 1.16 ha — — —
7 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 3.48% 0.84 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA03244 Garfwaterhead Location

Rigside

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 182 m away Area 13.6 ha Decision issued
FPA-12434 Garfwaterhead Location

Rigside

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 480 m away Area 18.42 ha Approved
FLA01401 Garfwaterhead Location

Rigside

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 556 m away Area 17.32 ha Decision issued
FPA-7787 Tinto Location

Lanark

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 16.6 ha Decision issued
FLA01551 Sornfallow Farm Location

Wiston

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 2.09 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
20FGS54264 ACREGATE NEW WOODLAND CREATION SHIELDS AND WHITESIDE Location

Rigside

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 185 ha Approved
24FGS77679 Dungavel Hill Woodland Creation Location

Wiston

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 5.3 km away Area 66.81 ha Approved
21FGS61326 Eastend Carmichael Woodland Creation Location

Biggar

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 6.5 km away Area 24.51 ha Approved
22FGS64925 Chesterhall woodland creation Location

Wiston

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 7.5 km away Area 5.09 ha Approved
19FGS42423 Baitlaws phase 2 Location

BIGGAR

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 9.8 km away Area 5.23 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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