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FPA-7881

Kirkconnel Moor

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: NX672595 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpt 1 and 6
Nearest town
Castle Douglas
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX672595
Total area
26.35 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 February 2021
  2. Application accepted 10 February 2021
  3. Consultation opens 23 February 2021
  4. Consultation closes 23 March 2021
  5. Decision issued 29 March 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-7881

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 May 2021 – 24 Dec 2021
Felling area
26.35 ha
Estimated volume
12,900 m³

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesSitka spruceWestern hemlock

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 9.2 ha 37 yr 13,000 4,300 m³ Not marked
Cpt 6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 17.15 ha 36 yr 25,000 8,600 m³ Not marked

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 49.02% 4.51 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Western hemlock 16.3% 1.5 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 12.39% 1.14 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 1 Create Designed Open Ground — 22.28% 2.05 ha — — —
Cpt 6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 73.47% 12.6 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 6 Replant felled area Western hemlock 8.75% 1.5 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 6 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 1.17% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 6 Create Designed Open Ground — 16.62% 2.85 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
FLA00867 Kirkconnel Moor Location

Ringford

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 345 m away Area 13.69 ha Decision issued
FLA01791 Kirkconnel Moor Location

Ringford

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 726 m away Area 20.28 ha Decision issued
CB429151 Waterside Location

Ringford

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 891 m away Area 1.1 ha Decision issued
CB185688 Waterside Location

Ringford

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 990 m away Area 0.18 ha Decision issued
FPA-8360 Barstibly Farm Location

Ringford

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 2.2 km away Area 2.79 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
17FGS18277 Drumbreck NWC Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 5.3 km away Area 8.66 ha Approved
21FGS59084 Littleton NWC 2021 Location

Gatehouse of Fleet

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 6.7 km away Area 6.48 ha Approved
15FGS03254 Dornells Woodland Creation Small Farm Woodland Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 7.4 km away Area 4.26 ha Approved
20FGS54763 Auchenhay Farm Location

Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 8.5 km away Area 18.85 ha Approved
20FGS51924 Hensol and Dornells new woodland Location

Castle Douglas

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 8.8 km away Area 244.68 ha Approved

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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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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