FPA-12757

Cairncross Farm

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

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

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Blackmains Wood
Nearest town: Reston
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT899632
Total area: 3.03 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 29 July 2025
Application accepted 30 July 2025
Consultation opens 3 September 2025
Consultation closes 1 October 2025
Decision issued 15 October 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12757

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027
Felling area: 3.03 ha
Estimated volume: 1,000 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.03 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

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
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.03 ha	50 yr	2,700	1,000 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	65%	1.97 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	15%	0.45 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	15%	0.45 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	5%	0.15 ha	—	—	—

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA03578 Littledean Farm	Location Ayton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 944 m away	Area 6 ha	Decision issued 27 Nov 2018
CB209654 Littledean Farm	Location Eyemouth Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 985 m away	Area 4 ha	Decision issued 19 Apr 2013
FLA00283 Littledean Farm	Location Ayton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 2.5 ha	Decision issued 9 Apr 2015
FPA-7414 Alemill Farm	Location Eyemouth Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.19 ha	Decision issued 11 Aug 2020
FLA00886 Littledean Farm	Location Ayton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 0.5 ha	Decision issued 1 Feb 2016

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
17FGS24197 Chesterbank Wood	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.5 km away	Area 3.72 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
18FGS30218 Greenwood Woodland Creation 2018	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 6.2 km away	Area 2.07 ha	Approved 14 May 2019
21FGS56083 Lambs Burn Wood	Location Eyemouth Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.5 km away	Area 4.42 ha	Approved 28 Apr 2021
20FGS48363 Blinkbonny Native Woodland	Location berwick upon tweed Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.9 km away	Area 2.17 ha	Approved 16 Jun 2020
20FGS55823 Mordington House Woodland Creation 2020	Location Berwick Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 8.5 km away	Area 2.12 ha	Approved 9 Jun 2021

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

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
26 Aug 2026, 21:41 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:49 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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