FPA-12870
Ladykirk Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- (Cmpt No.) Pump Wood, West & Middle Shiels (Cmpts 31, 32 & 33)
- Nearest town
- Upsettlington
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT863455
Key dates
- Application registered 11 September 2025
- Application accepted 11 September 2025
- Consultation opens 24 September 2025
- Consultation closes 22 October 2025
- Decision issued 24 October 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 0.37 ha
- Conifer
- 0.37 ha
Official source
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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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First captured
- 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
- 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2030
- Felling area
- 0.37 ha
- Estimated volume
- 402 m³
- Thinning area
- 6.93 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 0.37 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33a | Selective Felling | Mixed conifers | 0.37 ha | 68 yr | 270 | 145 m³ | None |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31a | Scots pine | 0.23 ha | 1 m³ |
| 31a | Norway spruce | 0.24 ha | 2 m³ |
| 31a | Pedunculate oak | 0.5 ha | 3 m³ |
| 31b | Scots pine | 0.6 ha | 45 m³ |
| 31b | Norway spruce | 0.6 ha | 54 m³ |
| 31b | Pedunculate oak | 1.25 ha | 12 m³ |
| 31b | Mixed conifers | 0.1 ha | 2 m³ |
| 32a | Mixed conifers | 0.19 ha | 4 m³ |
| 32b | Norway spruce | 0.9 ha | 67 m³ |
| 32b | Mixed conifers | 0.28 ha | 20 m³ |
| 32b | Pedunculate oak | 1.19 ha | 6 m³ |
| 33b | Norway spruce | 0.42 ha | 38 m³ |
| 33b | Pedunculate oak | 0.43 ha | 3 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33a | Replant felled area | Pedunculate oak | 35% | 0.13 ha | 2,000 | — | — |
| 33a | Replant felled area | Common alder | 16% | 0.06 ha | 910 | — | — |
| 33a | Replant felled area | Willow | 14% | 0.05 ha | 910 | — | — |
| 33a | Replant felled area | Hornbeam | 16% | 0.06 ha | 2,000 | — | — |
| 33a | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 19% | 0.07 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.8 km away | Published area 2,533.66 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 863 454
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 575
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Whitsome
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Carb sediments and basic lavas, Upper ORS sandstones and Silurian greywackes
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Whitsome · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F1 Excellent flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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