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FPA-8469

Bughtknowe Farm

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
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NT481640 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Bughtknowe Woods
Nearest town
Humbie
Local authority
East Lothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT481640
Total area
2.07 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 September 2021
  2. Application accepted 22 September 2021
  3. Consultation opens 8 October 2021
  4. Consultation closes 4 November 2021
  5. Decision issued 29 November 2021
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2024
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-8469

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
30 Oct 2021 – 29 Oct 2023
Felling area
2.07 ha
Estimated volume
910 m³
Thinning area
1.85 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post Basal Area

Species in felling operations

European larchScots pine

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed broadleavesScots pineSessile oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
2a Clear Felling Scots pine 1.07 ha 70 yr 850 375 m³ —
2a Clear Felling European larch 1 ha 70 yr 850 350 m³ —

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before basal area (m²/ha) After basal area (m²/ha)
1 Norway spruce 0.43 ha 25 m³ 1,075 807
2b Oak 0.28 ha 20 m³ 280 210
2b Mixed broadleaves 0.07 ha 10 m³ 70 35
3 Sycamore 0.43 ha 50 m³ 430 330
3 Oak 0.21 ha 20 m³ 50 25
3 Beech 0.22 ha 30 m³ 100 75
3 Mixed broadleaves 0.21 ha 30 m³ 100 50

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
2a Replant felled area Scots pine 14.98% 0.31 ha 2,500 — —
2a Replant felled area Douglas fir 14.98% 0.31 ha 2,500 — —
2a Replant felled area Sessile oak 50.24% 1.04 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 19.81% 0.41 ha 1,600 — -3/4

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-8115 Bughtknowe Location

Humbie

Edinburgh City

Status Expired Distance 900 m away Area 0.83 ha Decision issued
CB86778 Humbie Estate Location

Humbie

East Lothian

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 0.22 ha Decision issued
CB18251 Church Wood, Humbie Estate Location

Humbie

East Lothian

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 2.3 ha Decision issued
FPA-12301 Leaston Location

Humbie

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 1.5 ha Approved
FPA-12720 Humbie Woods Location

Humbie

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 4.46 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
26FGS93360 Flat Kilns Woodland Creation Location

Humbie

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 3.3 km away Area 2.6 ha Key date Not published
19FGS45003 Jojos Syke Location

TRANENT

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 4.9 km away Area 5.41 ha Approved
22FGS69848 Soutra Location

Lauder

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 65.61 ha Approved
21FGS59144 Saughland woodland creation Location

pathhead

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 6.8 km away Area 0.83 ha Approved
21FGS56744 Tollishill NWC Location

Lauder

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.1 km away Area 7.94 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

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. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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