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FPA-10845

Blackmoss Nature Reserve

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: NS943680 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Blackmoss
Nearest town
Armadale
Local authority
West Lothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NS943680
Total area
2.62 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 July 2023
  2. Application accepted 6 July 2023
  3. Consultation opens 28 September 2023
  4. Consultation closes 28 September 2023
  5. Decision issued 29 September 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-10845

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
3 Aug 2023 – 30 Jun 2025
Felling area
2.62 ha
Estimated volume
735 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifersNorway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.11 ha 40 yr 60 40 m³ Tape
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.4 ha 40 yr 600 140 m³ Tape
2 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.25 ha 40 yr 400 90 m³ Tape
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.4 ha 40 yr 600 140 m³ Tape
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.43 ha 40 yr 640 150 m³ Tape
5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.31 ha 40 yr 500 100 m³ Tape
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.18 ha 40 yr 150 70 m³ Tape
7 Felling Individual Trees Mixed conifers 0.54 ha 40 yr 8 5 m³ Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Oak 1.03% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Birc h 1.11% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Row an 1.03% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Haz el 1.03% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
2 Replant felled area Birc h 0.38% 0.01 ha 500 — —
2 Replant felled area Row an 6.11% 0.16 ha 2,000 — —
2 Replant felled area Haz el 6.11% 0.16 ha 2,000 — —
2 Replant felled area Oak 6.11% 0.16 ha 2,000 — —
2 Replant felled area Birc h 6.11% 0.16 ha 2,000 — —
3 Create Designed Open Ground — 1.53% 0.04 ha — — —
3 Replant felled area Birc h 1.15% 0.03 ha 500 — —
3 Replant felled area Will ow 1.15% 0.03 ha 500 — —
3 Replant felled area Alde r 0.76% 0.02 ha 500 — —
3 Replant felled area Birc h 3.82% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
3 Replant felled area Alde r 3.44% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
3 Replant felled area Haz el 3.44% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
4 Create Designed Open Ground — 5.34% 0.14 ha — — —
4 Replant felled area Birc h 2.29% 0.06 ha 500 — -3/5
4 Replant felled area Alde r 2.29% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
4 Replant felled area Birc h 1.53% 0.04 ha 1,600 — —
4 Replant felled area Alde r 1.53% 0.04 ha 1,600 — —
4 Replant felled area Haz el 1.15% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
5 Create Designed Open Ground — 3.44% 0.09 ha — — —
5 Replant felled area Birc h 1.15% 0.03 ha 500 — —
5 Replant felled area Will ow 1.15% 0.03 ha 500 — —
5 Replant felled area Alde r 1.15% 0.03 ha 500 — —
5 Replant felled area Birc h 2.67% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
5 Replant felled area Alde r 2.29% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
5 Replant felled area Haz el 2.29% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
6 Replant felled area Oak 6.87% 0.18 ha 1,600 — —
7 Restock with individual trees Oak 20.61% 0.54 ha 1,600 8 -4/5

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
FPA-11190 West Lothian Council Woods Location

Whitburn

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 3.3 km away Area 9.95 ha Decision issued
FPA-11855 West Lothian Council Woods Location

Whitburn

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 3.9 km away Area 2.61 ha Approved
CB148865 The Craigs Location

Torphichen

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 5.1 km away Area 0.09 ha Decision issued
FPA-10187 Greenhill and McAllister's Wood Location

Avonbridge

Falkirk

Status Expired Distance 5.3 km away Area 7.63 ha Decision issued
FPA-12446 Humbie Farm Location

Longridge

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 5.6 km away Area 2.78 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
20FGS50444 Blairmuckhole Plantation Location

Shotts

North Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 47.33 ha Approved
16FGS13557 Wester Woodside Woodland Creation Location

Falkirk

Status Approved Distance 6.0 km away Area 10.51 ha Approved
25FGS84299 Wester Gormyre Oak Woodland Location

Torphichen

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 6.2 km away Area 9.72 ha Approved
20FGS54363 Stoneridge Woodland Creation Location

Falkirk

Falkirk

Status Approved Distance 6.5 km away Area 19.47 ha Approved
21FGS62145 Belsyde Wood Location

Linlithgow

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 8.2 km away Area 25.46 ha Approved

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

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

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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