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FPA-13233

Queensberry Est - Morton Wood

Approved 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: NX880986 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Morton Wood
Nearest town
Thornhill
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX880986
Total area
14.06 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 16 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 16 February 2026
  3. Consultation opens 2 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 2 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 13 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 31 July 2031
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13233

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Mar 2026 – 1 Aug 2028
Felling area
14.06 ha
Estimated volume
4,818 m³
Proposed restocking
14.06 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Grand firMixed conifersSilver birchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
4314B Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.56 ha 38 yr 1,872 702 m³ —
4314C Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.72 ha 38 yr 864 144 m³ —
4314G Clear Felling Grand fir 0.47 ha 38 yr 564 235 m³ —
4314I Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.96 ha 39 yr 2,352 784 m³ —
4314M Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4 ha 38 yr 4,800 1,200 m³ —
4314M Clear Felling Silver birch 0.6 ha 38 yr 480 90 m³ —
4314N Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.27 ha 38 yr 324 81 m³ —
4314S Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.28 ha 32 yr 336 112 m³ —
4315F Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.7 ha 36 yr 4,440 1,295 m³ —
4315K Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.5 ha 36 yr 600 175 m³ —

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
4314B Replant felled area Douglas fir 2.28% 0.32 ha 2,500 — —
4314C Replant felled area Sitka spruce 15.65% 2.2 ha 2,500 — —
4314G Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 1% 0.14 ha 1,600 — —
4314H Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 0.57% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
4314I Create Designed Open Ground — 3.84% 0.54 ha — — —
4314M Replant felled area Sitka spruce 19.42% 2.73 ha 2,500 — —
4314N Replant felled area Norway spruce 18.42% 2.59 ha 2,500 — —
4314S Replant felled area Douglas fir 1.56% 0.22 ha 2,500 — —
4314T Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 0.43% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
4315F Replant felled area Sitka spruce 4.84% 0.68 ha 2,500 — —
4315K Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.56% 0.5 ha 2,500 — —
4315L Replant felled area Sitka spruce 18.21% 2.56 ha 2,500 — —
4315M Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 9.6% 1.35 ha 1,600 — —
4315N Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 0.64% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

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Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB300838 Queensberry Estate - Morton Wood Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 371 m away Area 12.3 ha Decision issued
FPA-11848 Carronhill (Queensberry Estate) Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 796 m away Area 2.52 ha Approved
CB59812 Queensberry South - Morton Wood Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 3.5 ha Decision issued
CB04433 Queensberry South Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 9 ha Decision issued
FPA-12232 Morton Wood - Queensberry Estate Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.7 km away Area 2.33 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
15FGS04175 Morton Wood Extension Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 946 m away Area 99.44 ha Approved
17FGS16737 WC Drumshinnoch Wood Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 6.59 ha Approved
16FGS13338 WC Lairds Rig Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 16.69 ha Approved
17FGS20577 WC Poorhouse belt Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.2 km away Area 2.11 ha Approved
16FGS07235 Drumcruilton Forest Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 4.2 km away Area 107.56 ha Approved

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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
    Approved

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