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FPA-13300

Davington

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Davington
Nearest town
Eskdalemuir
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT236022

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 March 2026
  2. Application accepted 5 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 27 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 27 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 1 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
2.31 ha
Conifer
1.62 ha
Broadleaf
0.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-13300

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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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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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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 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031
Felling area
2.31 ha
Estimated volume
771 m³
Proposed restocking
2.31 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.15 ha 40 yr 30 30 m³
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.43 ha 40 yr 340 200 m³
2 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.2 ha 40 yr 160 100 m³
2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 40 yr 30 10 m³
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.2 ha 40 yr 160 100 m³
3 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.19 ha 40 yr 150 80 m³
3 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.06 ha 40 yr 30 10 m³
4 Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.2 ha 40 yr 160 50 m³
4 Selective Felling Hybrid larch 0.05 ha 40 yr 40 10 m³
4 Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.05 ha 40 yr 30 8 m³
5 Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.1 ha 40 yr 80 25 m³
5 Selective Felling Hybrid larch 0.1 ha 40 yr 80 15 m³
5 Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.05 ha 40 yr 30 8 m³
6 Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.31 ha 40 yr 240 100 m³
6 Selective Felling Mixed conifers 0.08 ha 40 yr 60 20 m³
6 Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.04 ha 40 yr 20 5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1,4,5 Replant felled Silver birch area 20% 0.14 ha 1,600
1,4,5 Replant felled Sessile oak area 20% 0.14 ha 1,600
1,4,5 Replant felled Common alder area 20% 0.14 ha 1,600
1,4,5 Replant felled Aspen area 20% 0.14 ha 1,600
1,4,5 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 20% 0.14 ha 1,600
2,3,6 Replant felled Sitka spruce area 85% 1.37 ha 2,500
2,3,6 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 15% 0.24 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_0555-0556_0559-0561_1230 Garwald

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0120

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0557

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_1231

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0399a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.4 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 · NT 235 021

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 233

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Valleys and depressions amongst hills and uplands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Dochroyle · 50% Peaty gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.