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FPA-10982

Ruecastle Farm

Expired 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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NT617198 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpts 1 - 5
Nearest town
Jedburgh
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT617198
Total area
6.52 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 31 August 2023
  2. Application accepted 31 August 2023
  3. Consultation opens 12 October 2023
  4. Consultation closes 8 November 2023
  5. Decision issued 24 January 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2026
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-10982

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
15 Oct 2023 – 15 Oct 2025
Felling area
6.52 ha
Estimated volume
1,640 m³
Thinning area
2.09 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

Scots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesScots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.62 ha 35 yr 2,700 480 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.62 ha 35 yr 2,150 380 m³ n/a
3 Clear Felling Scots pine 1.06 ha 35 yr 500 150 m³ n/a
5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.28 ha 35 yr 2,100 320 m³ n/a
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.94 ha 35 yr 800 220 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
4 Scots pine 0.5 ha 30 m³
4 Birch 1.18 ha 40 m³
4 Mixed broadleaves 0.41 ha 20 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Scots pine 50% 0.81 ha 2,500 — —
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 50% 0.81 ha 1,600 — —
2 Replant felled area Scots pine 50% 0.81 ha 2,500 — —
2 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 50% 0.81 ha 1,600 — —
3 Replant felled area Scots pine 50% 0.53 ha 2,500 — —
3 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 50% 0.53 ha 1,600 — —
5 Replant felled area Scots pine 50% 0.64 ha 2,500 — —
5 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 50% 0.64 ha 1,600 — —
6 Replant felled area Scots pine 50% 0.47 ha 2,500 — —
6 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 50% 0.47 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

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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
FPA-11250 The Newton Location

Jedburgh

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 1.73 ha Decision issued
FPA-7794 The Newton Location

Jedburgh

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 1.98 ha Decision issued
FPA-7055 Jedburgh Golf Course Location

Jedburgh

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 0.33 ha Decision issued
FPA-12814 Lothian Estates Location

Jedburgh

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 3.64 ha Approved
FLA-6265 Spittal on Rule Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 1.09 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
17FGS24937 Spittal on Rule Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 6.05 ha Approved
16FGS13462 Chesters Craig Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.1 km away Area 0.81 ha Approved
22FGS66506 Spital Tower Farm Native Woodland Location

Denholm

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.6 km away Area 15.38 ha Approved
19FGS43703 Hallrule woodland creation Location

HAWICK

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 4.83 ha Approved
18FGS31138 Fendyhall Moss Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.2 km away Area 14.8 ha Approved

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

Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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