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FPA-10593

Tarras Valley Nature Reserve

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Tarras Strip
Nearest town
Langholm
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NY386809

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 April 2023
  2. Application accepted 25 April 2023
  3. Consultation opens 27 April 2023
  4. Consultation closes 25 May 2023
  5. Decision issued 11 July 2023
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
36.31 ha
Conifer
32.69 ha
Broadleaf
1.52 ha

Official source

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FPA-10593

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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

STH20_0187

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 687 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0178

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0244-0245

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0371

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0657-0658

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.1 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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Langholm - Newcastleton Hills

Site 906

Official SiteLink record for Langholm - Newcastleton Hills
Designation MIXED Proximity 758 m away Published area 7,688.64 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

River Esk, Glencartholm

Site 1360

Official SiteLink record for River Esk, Glencartholm
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 1.3 km away Published area 3.79 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 385 808

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 95

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Carter
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous sandstones of the Calciferous Sandstone Series
Landform
Undulating hill and upland with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Carter · 50% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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Within 10 km
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20FGS46363 Canonbie Woodland Creation Location

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