FPA-12732

Blackmark Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Blackmark Hill
Nearest town: Carsphairn
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX655914

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 22 July 2025
Application accepted 22 July 2025
Consultation opens 11 September 2025
Consultation closes 11 September 2025
Decision issued 15 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 14.88 ha
Conifer: 14.88 ha

Official source

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FPA-12732

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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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Standingwire added data from the PDF
26 Aug 2026, 21:42 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:50 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: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027
Felling area: 14.88 ha
Estimated volume: 5,134 m³
Proposed restocking: 14.88 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	11.09 ha	40 yr	16,635	3,826 m³	n/a
1b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.85 ha	40 yr	1,275	293 m³	n/a
1c	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	1.57 ha	40 yr	2,355	542 m³	n/a
1d	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.22 ha	40 yr	330	76 m³	n/a
1e	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	1.15 ha	40 yr	1,725	397 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	47.72%	7.1 ha	2,500	—	—
1a1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	6.92%	1.03 ha	1,600	—	—
1a2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	16.53%	2.46 ha	2,500	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	5.71%	0.85 ha	2,500	—	—
1c	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	10.55%	1.57 ha	2,500	—	—
1d	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	1.48%	0.22 ha	1,600	—	—
1e	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	7.73%	1.15 ha	2,500	—	—
z	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.36%	0.5 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_Pram0133/34_Barmark & 0634/0635/0666/0667_Margree P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 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_Pram0133/34_Barmark & 0634/0635/0666/0667_Margree

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 4.7 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 655 913

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 214

Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat with brown earths with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hummocky moraines

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dochroyle · 35% Peaty gleys
Semi-confined peat · 35% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
Linhope · 15% Brown earths
Dod · 15% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees