FPA-12802

Alderbank

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Merkland Wood
Nearest town: Kirkoswald
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS248073

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

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

Area

Total area: 1.17 ha
Conifer: 0.82 ha

Official source

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FPA-12802

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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, 14:22 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:47 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: 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 fir Mixed conifers Norway spruce Sitka 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	—	—	—

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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
STH22_0792b Blanefield P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 497 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0792a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 761 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0791_0793 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 962 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0530_0529 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0502-0504 Morriston P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 247 073

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 265

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Glenalmond
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Glenalmond · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees