FPA-12802

Alderbank

Approved 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.

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Merkland Wood
Nearest town: Kirkoswald
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NS248073
Total area: 1.17 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 15 August 2025
Application accepted 13 August 2025
Consultation opens 5 December 2025
Consultation closes 4 December 2025
Decision issued 10 December 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12802

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 2 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027
Felling area: 1.17 ha
Estimated volume: 400 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.17 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European silver firMixed conifersNorway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.36 ha	50 yr	270	120 m³	Tape
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.35 ha	50 yr	270	120 m³	Tape
1	Clear Felling	European silver fir	0.23 ha	50 yr	180	80 m³	Tape
1	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.23 ha	50 yr	180	80 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	80.34%	0.94 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	19.66%	0.23 ha	—	—	—

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
FLA02373 Culzean Castle Country Park	Location Maybole South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 0.4 ha	Decision issued 14 Sept 2017
CB271363 Altewan Farm	Location Maybole South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 2.4 ha	Decision issued 16 Aug 2013
FLA01250 Trump Turnberry	Location Maidens South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 4.2 km away	Area 1.34 ha	Decision issued 3 May 2016
FLA00662 Trump Turnberry	Location Girvan South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 4.4 km away	Area 0.22 ha	Key date Not published
FPA-13476 Kilkerran	Location Crosshill South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.6 km away	Area 12.78 ha	Approved 23 Jul 2026

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
20FGS47863 Cassillis Estate	Location Girvan South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 3.76 ha	Approved 11 Nov 2021
20FGS49203 Newlands Woodland Creation	Location Dailly, South Ayrshire South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.4 km away	Area 35.01 ha	Approved 23 Oct 2020
22FGS67748 Beoch WC	Location Maybole North Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 7.0 km away	Area 17.37 ha	Approved 18 Apr 2023
20FGS51403 Drumshang Woodland Creation	Location Dunure South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 7.3 km away	Area 122.48 ha	Approved 20 Feb 2023
20FGS48503 Dobbingstone Woodland	Location Dailly, South Ayrshire South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 9.4 km away	Area 144 ha	Approved 15 Jun 2022

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

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:24 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:47 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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