FPA-12820

Dykeraw

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Dykeraw
Nearest town: Bonchester Bridge, Hawick
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT591076

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 26 August 2025
Application accepted 27 August 2025
Consultation opens 10 October 2025
Consultation closes 6 November 2025
Decision issued 11 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 18.43 ha
Conifer: 18.43 ha

Official source

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FPA-12820

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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, 14:24 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:48 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: 7 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2027
Felling area: 18.43 ha
Estimated volume: 9,749 m³
Proposed restocking: 18.43 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
67	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	8.04 ha	49 yr	14,544	4,444 m³	N/A
67	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	1.25 ha	49 yr	2,250	525 m³	N/A
68	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	7.25 ha	49 yr	13,050	3,987 m³	N/A
68	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	1.89 ha	49 yr	3,402	793 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
67, 68	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	63.54%	11.71 ha	2,500	—	—
67, 68	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	15.74%	2.9 ha	2,500	—	—
67, 68	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	16.44%	3.03 ha	990	—	—
67, 68	Create Designed Open Ground	—	4.28%	0.79 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
STH25_0948_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0948_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0897_0898 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0971_1075_1099_1101 Redstone Bog (Wauchope Forest P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0227_0228 Hyndlee Burn P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Cragbank and Wolfehopelee Site 416 Official SiteLink record for Cragbank and Wolfehopelee ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 91 m away	Published area 20.64 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Cragbank and Wolfehopelee

Site 416

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 91 m away

Published area 20.64 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 591 076

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 221

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills and valley sides with steep 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

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees