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FPA-10915

Cowhill 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: NX935817 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
McWhanricks Plantation Cpt 1
Nearest town
Dumfries
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX935817
Total area
0.50 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 31 July 2023
  2. Application accepted 31 July 2023
  3. Consultation opens 13 September 2023
  4. Consultation closes 13 September 2023
  5. Decision issued 20 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-10915

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
31 Jul 2023 – 1 Aug 2024
Felling area
0.5 ha
Estimated volume
207 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AlderBeechBirchBlackthornCherryHawthornHazelOakRowanScots pineWoody shrubsWych elm

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.45 ha 23 yr 634 187 m³ —
1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.05 ha 23 yr 65 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 Oak 30% 0.15 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Birch 20% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Alder 10% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Beech 10% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Hawthorn 10% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Scots pine 5% 0.03 ha 2,500 — —
1 Replant felled area Blackthorn 2.5% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Cherry 2.5% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Woody shrubs 2.5% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Hazel 2.5% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Rowan 2.5% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Wych elm 2.5% 0.01 ha 1,600 — -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
FPA-9520 The Cowhill Trust Location

Holywood

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 371 m away Area 3.85 ha Decision issued
FLA00977 Cowhill Trust Estate Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 408 m away Area 0.04 ha Decision issued
FPA-7434 The Cowhill Trust Location

Holywood

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 504 m away Area 0.22 ha Decision issued
FLA02955 Nether Gribton Farm Location

Holywood

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 773 m away Area 2.5 ha Decision issued
FPA-13294 Muirside Glen Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 940 m away Area 0.36 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
24FGS77941 2024 Cowhill New Native Woodlands Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 100 m away Area 15.42 ha Approved
26FGS93779 Birkhall Farm New Native Woodlands Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Under Consideration Distance 675 m away Area 11.63 ha Key date Not published
22FGS67165 Kilncroft Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 9.39 ha Approved
21FGS59263 Holywood Abbey Woodland Creation Location

Holywood

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 2.45 ha Approved
20FGS47683 Sunnyhill Woodland Creation Location

Dunscore

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.2 km away Area 6.85 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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