FPA-12800

Gallowshill Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Gallowshill
Nearest town: Twynholm
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX668534

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Key dates

Application registered 14 August 2025
Application accepted 13 August 2025
Consultation opens 28 October 2025
Consultation closes 27 October 2025
Decision issued 28 October 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area: 9.12 ha
Conifer: 8.07 ha
Broadleaf: 0.88 ha

Official source

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FPA-12800

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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, 21:40 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:48 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

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 larch Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka 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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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
S_P_Pram0328_Kirkcudbright GC P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

S_P_Pram0328_Kirkcudbright GC

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 2.9 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 668 534

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 439

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Rhins
Parent material: Red brown clayey drifts containing Ordovician and Silurian greywacke stones
Landform: Drumlins and undulating lowlands with simple and complex gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 50% Brown earths
Rhins · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees