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FPA-12750

Gledswood - Thinning

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NT586346 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Various
Nearest town
Melrose
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT586346
Total area
0.00 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 28 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 28 August 2025
  4. Consultation closes 25 September 2025
  5. Decision issued 8 October 2025
  6. First archived 9 July 2026
  7. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12750

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
28 Sept 2025 – 28 Jul 2030
Felling area
0 ha
Estimated volume
—
Thinning area
14.31 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
1 Ash 0.22 ha 11 m³ 1,100 800
1 Larch 0.22 ha 11 m³ 1,100 8,000
1 Douglas fir 0.22 ha 11 m³ 1,100 8,000
2a Beech 0.24 ha 5 m³ 100 90
2a Sycamore 0.48 ha 10 m³ 1,600 1,200
2a Ash 0.2 ha 4 m³ 1,600 1,200
2a Beech 0.12 ha 2 m³ 1,600 1,200
5 Beech 0.03 ha 5 m³ 275 200
5 Oak 0.03 ha 5 m³ 275 200
5 Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 2 m³ 275 200
8 Mixed broadleaves 0.12 ha 18 m³ 275 200
14c Ash 0.05 ha 2 m³ 1,100 800
17 Scots pine 1.05 ha 52 m³ 1,600 1,200
17 Mixed broadleaves 0.26 ha 13 m³ 1,600 1,200
18 Oak 0.14 ha 7 m³ 1,100 800
18 Sycamore 0.14 ha 7 m³ 1,100 800
18 Ash 0.14 ha 7 m³ 1,100 800
18 Beech 0.14 ha 7 m³ 1,100 800
18 Larch 0.14 ha 7 m³ 1,100 800
19a Beech 1.05 ha 21 m³ 1,600 1,200
21a Sitka spruce 0.25 ha 76 m³ 400 0
21a Larch 0.13 ha 38 m³ 400 0
21a Beech 0.38 ha 38 m³ 400 300
21b Ash 0.13 ha 4 m³ 1,100 800
21b Silver birch 0.04 ha 1 m³ 1,100 800
21b Sycamore 0.01 ha 0 m³ 1,100 800
26 Ash 0.02 ha 3 m³ 1,100 100
34a Oak 0.22 ha 11 m³ 70 60
34a Beech 0.1 ha 5 m³ 1,100 800
35 Ash 0.04 ha 6 m³ 1,100 100
39 Oak 0.23 ha 14 m³ 100 80
39 Mixed broadleaves 0.03 ha 2 m³ 100 80
41 Scots pine 1.12 ha 67 m³ 1,100 700
42a Scots pine 0.76 ha 46 m³ 1,600 1,100
42a Sycamore 0.1 ha 6 m³ 1,600 1,100
42a Beech 0.1 ha 6 m³ 1,600 1,100
43 Oak 0.41 ha 24 m³ 100 80
43 Mixed broadleaves 0.05 ha 3 m³ 100 80
45 Sycamore 0.38 ha 19 m³ 1,100 800
45 Sitka spruce 0.1 ha 29 m³ 1,100 0
47 Beech 0.56 ha 6 m³ 275 200
47 Sycamore 0.56 ha 6 m³ 275 200
47 Ash 0.56 ha 6 m³ 275 200
47 Willow 0.56 ha 6 m³ 275 200
48 Beech 0.23 ha 7 m³ 400 300
48 Lime 0.08 ha 2 m³ 400 300
48 Mixed broadleaves 0.08 ha 2 m³ 400 300
48 Mixed conifers 0.08 ha 2 m³ 400 300
51a Mixed broadleaves 1 ha 10 m³ 2,500 2,000
52a Sycamore 0.15 ha 4 m³ 275 250
52a Ash 0.15 ha 4 m³ 275 250
52a Beech 0.15 ha 4 m³ 275 250
52b Oak 0.34 ha 17 m³ 150 125
52b Beech 0.1 ha 5 m³ 150 125
52b Mixed broadleaves 0.05 ha 2 m³ 150 125
N/A Ash 0.05 ha 10 m³ 400 200

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-9549 Gledswood Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 240 m away Area 1.53 ha Decision issued
FPA-12751 Gledswood (CF) Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 557 m away Area 1.85 ha Approved
CB54725 Gledswood Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 729 m away Area 0.53 ha Decision issued
FPA-7301 Drygrange Farm Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 0.57 ha Decision issued
CB185206 Drygrange Estate Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 0.52 ha Decision issued

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
20FGS51963 TTH North Dryburgh Woodland Creation Location

Newton St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.7 km away Area 2.53 ha Approved
23FGS73913 Cowdenknowes woodland creation Packmans Wood Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 3.36 ha Approved
20FGS54444 TTH Oakendean BL Wood Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 5.7 ha Approved
24FGS83639 Rutherford and Mellendean Native Woodland Creation Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.2 km away Area 11.02 ha Approved
22FGS65825 Bowden moor phase 2 sheep and trees Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.8 km away Area 49.98 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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