FPA-12999

Middlethird Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Stirling
Local authority: Stirling Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NS774899

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 11 November 2025
Application accepted 3 August 2025
Consultation opens 20 November 2025
Consultation closes 18 December 2025
Decision issued 23 January 2026
Restocking due 30 October 2029

Area

Total area: 0.25 ha
Conifer: 0.06 ha

Official source

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FPA-12999

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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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26 Aug 2026, 14:21 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:46 BST

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: 15 Dec 2025 – 15 Dec 2026
Felling area: 0.25 ha
Estimated volume: 184 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.25 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Rowan Silver birch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.06 ha	45 yr	63	44 m³	—
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.19 ha	45 yr	201	140 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	58.54%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Silver birch	23.58%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Rowan	8.13%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.76%	0.02 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH19_0060 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1136-1137b Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1136-1137c Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1136-1137a Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1136-1137d P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 2.3 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
Sauchie Craig Wood Site 1407 Official SiteLink record for Sauchie Craig Wood ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 817 m away	Published area 17.32 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Sauchie Craig Wood

Site 1407

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 817 m away

Published area 17.32 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 774 898

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 150

Brown earths

Soil association: Darleith
Parent material: Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Darleith · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees