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FPA-13281

Barlocco

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Barlocco
Nearest town
Auchencairn
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX783472

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 26 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 25 February 2026
  3. Consultation opens 27 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 27 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 27 May 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
6.15 ha
Conifer
4.60 ha
Broadleaf
1.55 ha

Official source

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FPA-13281

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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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  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
1 Jul 2026 – 1 Jul 2028
Felling area
6.15 ha
Estimated volume
1,759 m³
Proposed restocking
6.15 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2 ha 30 yr 3,000 700 m³
1 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.57 ha 30 yr 855 199.5 m³
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.94 ha 30 yr 1,410 329 m³
3 Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.27 ha 30 yr 405 94.5 m³
4 Selective Felling Beech 0.98 ha 30 yr 5 150 m³
5 Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.48 ha 30 yr 50 80 m³
6 Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.55 ha 30 yr 50 80 m³
7 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.36 ha 30 yr 540 126 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Hazel 10.41% 0.64 ha 1,000
1 Replant felled area Birch 10.57% 0.65 ha 1,000
1 Replant felled area Oak 10.41% 0.64 ha 1,000
1 Create Designed Open Ground Western red cedar 10.41% 0.64 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 15.28% 0.94 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Willow 4.39% 0.27 ha 1,600
4 Replant felled area Oak 15.93% 0.98 ha 1,600
5 Replant felled area Willow 7.8% 0.48 ha 1,600
6 Replant felled area Woody shrubs 8.94% 0.55 ha 1,600
7 Plant an alternative area Woody shrubs 5.85% 0.36 ha 1,600 8
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Protected places

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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

Abbey Burn Foot to Balcary Point

Site 2

Official SiteLink record for Abbey Burn Foot to Balcary Point
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 610 m away Published area 184.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Heart Moss

Site 770

Official SiteLink record for Heart Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.3 km away Published area 23.43 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 782 471

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 206

Brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and 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.

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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