FPA-13358

Dyke Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Dyke Forest
Nearest town: Straiton
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS364033

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 25 March 2026
Application accepted 25 March 2026
Consultation opens 30 March 2026
Consultation closes 30 March 2026
Decision issued 30 April 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 7.12 ha
Conifer: 6.68 ha
Broadleaf: 0.44 ha

Official source

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FPA-13358

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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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26 Aug 2026, 13:57 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:11 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2029
Felling area: 7.12 ha
Estimated volume: 1,350 m³
Proposed restocking: 7.12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
6	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	2.7 ha	24 yr	5,000	430 m³	—
6	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.61 ha	24 yr	2,800	510 m³	—
6	Clear Felling	Mixed native broadleaves	0.44 ha	24 yr	700	20 m³	—
8	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	1.32 ha	24 yr	2,500	200 m³	—
8	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.42 ha	24 yr	600	110 m³	—
12	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.63 ha	24 yr	1,000	80 m³	—

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	31.88%	2.27 ha	2,500	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	23.6%	1.68 ha	2,500	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	6.18%	0.44 ha	1,600	—	—
8	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	21.35%	1.52 ha	2,500	—	—
12	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	7.02%	0.5 ha	2,500	—	—
Site	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.97%	0.71 ha	—	—	—

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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_0798-0799-1276(Cloisters) Blairquhan P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0534-0535 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1318 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0509_0510 Milton Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0575 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.7 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Knockgardner Site 879 Official SiteLink record for Knockgardner ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 911 m away	Published area 0.28 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Knockgardner

Site 879

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 911 m away

Published area 0.28 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 363 032

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 69

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Blair
Parent material: Drift derived from greywackes, Old Red Sandstone lavas, sandstones and felsites
Landform: Undulating uplands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Blair · 35% Noncalcareous gleys
Falaird · 35% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 30% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees