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FPA-7087

Steilston Wood

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
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NX901808 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Broadwood and Black Bog Wood
Nearest town
Dumfries
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX901808
Total area
2.81 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 February 2020
  2. Application accepted 5 February 2020
  3. Consultation opens 1 April 2020
  4. Consultation closes 29 April 2020
  5. Decision issued 1 April 2020
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2022
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-7087

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
30 Mar 2020 – 30 Mar 2022
Felling area
2.81 ha
Estimated volume
2,454 m³
Thinning area
7.16 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed native broadleavesSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Cpt 3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1 ha 35 yr 1,900 836 m³ n/a
Cpt 3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 35 yr 237 104 m³ n/a
Cpt 6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.69 ha 35 yr 2,704 1,514 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)
Cpt 9 Sitka spruce 3.36 ha — 2,500 1,750
Cpt 11 Sitka spruce 3.8 ha — 3,100 2,170

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Cpt 3 and 6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 72.95% 2.05 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 3 and 6 Replant felled area Douglas fir 10.68% 0.3 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 3 and 6 Create Designed Open Ground — 10.68% 0.3 ha — — —
Cpt 3 and 6 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 5.69% 0.16 ha 1,600 — -/

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
FLA00968 Newtonairds Woodlands Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 176 m away Area 0.5 ha Decision issued
FPA-11650 Steilston Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 239 m away Area 4.2 ha Decision issued
FLA01920 Newtonairds Woodlands Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 287 m away Area 0.5 ha Decision issued
CB172048 Newtonairds Woodlands Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 331 m away Area 0.2 ha Decision issued
FPA-12868 Steilston Farm Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 922 m away Area 0.69 ha Approved

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
20FGS47683 Sunnyhill Woodland Creation Location

Dunscore

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 6.85 ha Approved
21FGS62825 Dalquhairn Dumfries Woodland Creation Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 26.51 ha Approved
21FGS56185 Cormaddie Shelterbelt Woodlands Location

Dunscore

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 2.5 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
26FGS91859 2026 Ingleston NWC Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 6.2 ha Approved
26FGS93779 Birkhall Farm New Native Woodlands Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Under Consideration Distance 3.3 km away Area 11.63 ha Key date Not published

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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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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