FPA-12903
Sheughead Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Sheughead Wood
- Nearest town
- Lauder
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT520446
Key dates
- Application registered 29 September 2025
- Application accepted 30 September 2025
- Consultation opens 9 December 2025
- Consultation closes 9 December 2025
- Decision issued 9 December 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 11.72 ha
- Conifer
- 11.72 ha
Official source
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FPA-12903 Find FPA-12903 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.
Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
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 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
- Felling area
- 11.72 ha
- Estimated volume
- 0 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 11.72 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Cherry Hazel Norway spruce Pedunculate oak Rowan Silver birch Sitka spruce
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 10.46 ha | 35 yr | — | — | Map |
| 1b & 1c | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.26 ha | 35 yr | — | — | Map |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 9.98% | 1.17 ha | — | — | — |
| Cpt 1a & 1b | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 59.98% | 7.03 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1a & 1b | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 15% | 1.76 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1a & 1b | Replant felled area | Pedunculate oak | 3.01% | 0.35 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1a & 1b | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 3.01% | 0.35 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1a & 1b | Replant felled area | Rowan | 3% | 0.35 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1a & 1b | Replant felled area | Cherry | 3% | 0.35 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1a & 1b | Replant felled area | Hazel | 3% | 0.35 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threepwood Moss Site 1536 Official SiteLink record for Threepwood Moss ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.5 km away | Published area 53.18 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 519 445
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 206
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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