FPA-10602

Eaglescairnie

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpts 2ab and 4
Nearest town: Gifford
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT514616

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Key dates

Application registered 20 April 2023
Application accepted 12 July 2023
Consultation opens 3 December 2025
Consultation closes 2 December 2025
Decision issued 4 December 2025
Restocking due 21 June 2030

Area

Total area: 2.06 ha
Conifer: 1.18 ha
Broadleaf: 0.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-10602

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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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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: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
Felling area: 2.06 ha
Estimated volume: 1,473 m³
Thinning area: 9.59 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 2.06 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Beech Douglas fir European larch Norway spruce Oak Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Birch Hawthorn Oak Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2a	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.58 ha	70 yr	430	300 m³	n/a
2a	Clear Felling	European larch	0.46 ha	70 yr	300	250 m³	n/a
2a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.44 ha	70 yr	250	120 m³	n/a
2a	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.28 ha	70 yr	45	50 m³	n/a
2a	Clear Felling	Oak	0.18 ha	70 yr	20	45 m³	n/a
2a	Clear Felling	Beech	0.12 ha	70 yr	10	25 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
2b	Scots pine	0.3 ha	10 m³	250	210
2b	European larch	0.22 ha	11 m³	180	130
2b	Sycamore	0.66 ha	65 m³	330	250
2b	Oak	0.55 ha	75 m³	380	280
2b	Birch	0.55 ha	40 m³	450	340
2b	Ash	0.55 ha	55 m³	290	210
2b	Alder	0.55 ha	45 m³	500	375
2b	Mixed broadleaves	0.1 ha	15 m³	400	300
4	European larch	2.25 ha	120 m³	180	140
4	Scots pine	2.15 ha	110 m³	250	235
4	Sitka spruce	1.15 ha	80 m³	275	230
4	Beech	0.35 ha	40 m³	320	230
4	Mixed broadleaves	0.21 ha	17 m³	320	240

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2a	Replant felled area	Oak	70.39%	1.45 ha	1,600	—	—
2a	Replant felled area	Birch	10.19%	0.21 ha	1,600	—	—
2a	Replant felled area	Rowan	4.85%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2a	Replant felled area	Hawthor n	4.85%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.71%	0.2 ha	—	—	—

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Protected places

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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
Lammer Law Site 903 Official SiteLink record for Lammer Law ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 67 m away	Published area 954.51 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Lammer Law

Site 903

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 67 m away

Published area 954.51 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 513 616

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 227

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with simple convex strong and steep slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Minchmoor · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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