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FPA-12800

Gallowshill Wood

Approved 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
  • SF - Selective Felling

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

Register grid reference: NX668534 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Gallowshill
Nearest town
Twynholm
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX668534
Total area
9.12 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 14 August 2025
  2. Application accepted 13 August 2025
  3. Consultation opens 28 October 2025
  4. Consultation closes 27 October 2025
  5. Decision issued 28 October 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12800

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
14 Aug 2025 – 13 Aug 2026
Felling area
9.12 ha
Estimated volume
3,255 m³
Proposed restocking
9.12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larchMixed broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Gallowshill Clear Felling European larch 2.34 ha 50 yr 3,700 585 m³ —
Gallowshill Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.73 ha 50 yr 10,300 2,500 m³ —
Gallowshill Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.17 ha 50 yr 280 50 m³ —
Gallowshill Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.08 ha 50 yr 40 60 m³ —
Gallowshill Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.8 ha 50 yr 40 60 m³ —

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Gallowshill Replant felled area Sitka spruce 64.91% 5.92 ha 2,500 — —
Gallowshill Replant felled area Douglas fir 19.19% 1.75 ha 2,500 — —
Gallowshill Replant felled area Norway spruce 5.48% 0.5 ha 2,500 — —
Gallowshill Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 9.32% 0.85 ha 1,600 — —
Gallowshill Create Designed Open Ground — 1.1% 0.1 ha — — —

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Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 3.15 ha Decision issued

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Woodland creation applications

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Status Approved Distance 6.5 km away Area 81.1 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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