FPA-12757
Cairncross Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Blackmains Wood
- Nearest town
- Reston
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT899632
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
Area
- Total area
- 3.03 ha
- Conifer
- 3.03 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-12757 Find FPA-12757 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 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
Proposed restocking species
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
| 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 | — | — | — |
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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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 899 631
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 77
Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Cairncross
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone grits, ash beds and sandstones
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Ferney · 50% Brown earths
- Cairncross · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
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