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FPA-10872

Rutherford Estate

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

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

Register grid reference: NT661300 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Rutherford Estate Woodlands
Nearest town
Kelso
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT661300
Total area
2.01 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 July 2023
  2. Application accepted 17 July 2023
  3. Consultation opens 14 September 2023
  4. Consultation closes 12 October 2023
  5. Decision issued 26 October 2023
  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-10872

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
13 Aug 2023 – 12 Aug 2025
Felling area
2.01 ha
Estimated volume
650 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

Norway sprucePoplarScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firOakPoplarSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1b Clear Felling Poplar 0.42 ha 55 yr 84 100 m³ boundary
8c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.53 ha 50 yr 795 210 m³ Boundary
8d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.42 ha 50 yr 630 170 m³ Boundary
16b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.29 ha 80 yr 232 70 m³ Boundary
18n Clear Felling Poplar 0.27 ha 35 yr 54 70 m³ Boundary
21g Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.08 ha 65 yr 120 30 m³ Boundary

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1b Restock by coppice regrowth Poplar 20.9% 0.42 ha 1,100 — —
8c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 26.37% 0.53 ha 2,500 — —
8d Replant felled area Sitka spruce 20.9% 0.42 ha 2,500 — —
16b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 7.21% 0.15 ha 2,500 — —
16b Replant felled area Douglas fir 7.21% 0.15 ha 2,500 — —
18n Restock by coppice regrowth Poplar 13.43% 0.27 ha 1,100 — —
21g Replant felled area Oak 3.98% 0.08 ha 1,100 — -2/3

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
FLA03027 Makerstoun Estate Location

Kelso

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 879 m away Area 1.54 ha Decision issued
FPA-11551 Rutherford Estate Location

Kelso

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 1.58 ha Approved
CB98035 Rutherford Estate Location

Kelso

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 19.23 ha Decision issued
FPA-6381 Makerstoun Estate CF Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.0 km away Area 7.9 ha Decision issued
FPA-12224 Roxburghe Estates Location

Roxburgh

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 12.96 ha Approved

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
24FGS83639 Rutherford and Mellendean Native Woodland Creation Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 11.02 ha Approved
21FGS62505 Roxburghe Estate Native Woodlands Location

Kelso

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.5 km away Area 20.15 ha Approved
20FGS51963 TTH North Dryburgh Woodland Creation Location

Newton St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.9 km away Area 2.53 ha Approved
18FGS34419 Broomy hardwood plantation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 9.1 km away Area 0.99 ha Approved
17FGS14917 Lightfields Plantation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 9.6 km away Area 13.17 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

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

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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