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FPA-13011

West Buccleuch Forest

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: NT285121 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpts 81, 86-87
Nearest town
Ettrick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT285121
Total area
39.70 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 November 2025
  2. Application accepted 19 November 2025
  3. Consultation opens 20 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 17 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 16 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13011

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
16 Feb 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
Felling area
39.7 ha
Estimated volume
19,768 m³
Proposed restocking
39.7 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Cpts 81, 86-87 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 39.03 ha 54 yr 68,250 19,500 m³ N/A
Cpts 81, 86-87 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.67 ha 54 yr 1,172 268 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Cpts 81,86-87 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 23% 9.13 ha 2,500 — —
Cpts 81,86-87 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 19% 7.54 ha 2,500 — —
Cpts 81,86-87 Replant felled area Norway spruce 9% 3.57 ha 2,500 — —
Cpts 81,86-87 Replant felled area Norway spruce 15.5% 6.15 ha 2,500 — —
Cpts 81,86-87 Replant felled area Douglas fir 15.5% 6.15 ha 2,500 — —
Cpts 81,86-87 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 12% 4.76 ha 1,600 — —
Cpts 81,86-87 Create Designed Open Ground — 6% 2.38 ha — — —

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-10607 West Buccleuch Location

Ettrick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 844 m away Area 21.19 ha Decision issued
FLA01615 Midgehope and Glenkerry Location

Eskdalemuir

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.75 ha Decision issued
FPA-13795 Midgehope Farm Location

Ettrick

Scottish Borders

Status Open For Comment Distance 2.3 km away Area 0.78 ha Consultation ends
FPA-13019 Midgehope & Glenkerry Location

Ettrick

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 52.81 ha Approved
FPA-8023 Gamescleuch Location

Ettrick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.5 km away Area 31.91 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
20FGS54365 Scabcleuch Native Woodland 2021 Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.3 km away Area 2.18 ha Approved
18FGS34138 Cacrabank Forest NWC Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.8 km away Area 206.97 ha Approved
21FGS59383 Riskinhope Woodland Creation Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.6 km away Area 93.84 ha Approved
20FGS55046 Chapelhope Floodplain Woodland Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 8.7 km away Area 9.25 ha Approved
19FGS40003 Wester Deloraine Woodland Creation 2019 Location

SELKIRK

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 8.8 km away Area 332.77 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Under Consideration

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