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FPA-13127

Glasserton Woodlands

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cmpts 22 & 30j&k
Nearest town
Whithorn
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX421381

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 7 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 7 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 10 February 2026
  4. Consultation closes 10 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 12 February 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area
1.38 ha
Conifer
0.32 ha
Broadleaf
1.06 ha

Official source

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FPA-13127

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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    Status when first captured
    Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window
1 Apr 2026 – 30 Mar 2028
Felling area
1.38 ha
Estimated volume
526 m³
Proposed restocking
1.38 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Japanese larch Mixed broadleaves Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Birch Oak Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
30k Selective Felling Ash 0.78 ha 45 yr 125 435 m³ n/a
30k Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.16 ha 45 yr 15 5 m³ paint
22 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.32 ha 40 yr 114 76 m³ n/a
30j Clear Felling Sycamore 0.12 ha 40 yr 20 10 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
30k Restock by natural regeneration Birch 50% 0.47 ha 1,600
30k Replant felled area Sycamor e 50% 0.47 ha 1,600
22 Replant felled area Oak 80% 0.26 ha 1,600
22 Replant felled area Sycamor e 20% 0.06 ha 1,600
30j Replant felled area Oak 80% 0.1 ha 1,600
30j Replant felled area Sycamor e 20% 0.02 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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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

Back Bay to Carghidown

Site 110

Official SiteLink record for Back Bay to Carghidown
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.7 km away Published area 230.95 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 421 380

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 440

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Rhins
Parent material
Red brown clayey drifts containing Ordovician and Silurian greywacke stones
Landform
Drumlins and undulating lowlands with simple and complex gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Rhins · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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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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