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FPA-8150

Midknock Forest

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

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

Register grid reference: NY299898 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Nearest town
Bentpath
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NY299898
Total area
15.14 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 14 May 2021
  2. Application accepted 17 May 2021
  3. Consultation opens 28 June 2021
  4. Consultation closes 26 July 2021
  5. Decision issued 8 July 2021
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2023
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-8150

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
24 Jun 2021 – 31 Aug 2021
Felling area
15.14 ha
Estimated volume
314,250 m³

Species in felling operations

Douglas firGrand firSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.64 ha 50 yr 7,500 310,200 m³ —
1 Clear Felling Grand fir 1.83 ha 50 yr 3,000 1,300 m³ —
2 & 3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.44 ha 15 yr 1,000 1,700 m³ —
9 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.43 ha 28 yr 2,700 500 m³ —
9 Clear Felling Douglas fir 1.8 ha 28 yr 3,400 550 m³ —

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 32.66% 2.44 ha 2,500 — —
1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 48.86% 3.65 ha 2,500 — —
2 & 3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 4.44 ha 2,500 — —
9 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 44.27% 1.43 ha 2,500 — —
9 Replant felled area Norway spruce 55.73% 1.8 ha 2,500 — —
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 18.47% 1.38 ha 1,600 — -2/3

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
FLA01030 Mid Knock Location

Bentpath

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 270 m away Area 0.1 ha Decision issued
FPA-10092 Mid Knock Location

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 410 m away Area 19.19 ha Decision issued
FPA-13105 Mid Knock Forest Location

Bentpath

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 540 m away Area 0.47 ha Approved
CB171996 Buccleuch (Langholm) Location

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 835 m away Area 12.8 ha Decision issued
FLA00262 Westerkirk Mains Location

Bentpath

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 994 m away Area 2.15 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
19FGS43144 Woodland Creation Kirk Burn Location

LANGHOLM

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 6.92 ha Approved
23FGS70914 Brydonswell Know Location

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.2 km away Area 3.5 ha Approved
18FGS28338 Woodland Creation Dim Burn and Farm Woodland Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.9 km away Area 7.2 ha Approved
19FGS38923 Bush of Ewes Woodland Creation Location

ESKDALEMUIR

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 6.4 km away Area 542.47 ha Approved
20FGS48423 Tansy Hill Woodland Creation Location

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 6.8 km away Area 282.01 ha Approved

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

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
    Expired

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