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FPA-12705

Tahall Mains

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.

Register grid reference: NX403523 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Tahall Plantation
Nearest town
Wigtown
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX403523
Total area
3.79 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 10 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 8 September 2025
  4. Consultation closes 8 September 2025
  5. Decision issued 8 September 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2032
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12705

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027
Felling area
3.79 ha
Estimated volume
1,338 m³
Proposed restocking
3.79 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesSitka spruceSycamore

Proposed restocking species

BirchSycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Tahall Plantation Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.2 ha 45 yr 1,320 866 m³ n/a
Tahall Plantation Clear Felling Sycamore 1.08 ha 40 yr 990 418 m³ n/a
Tahall Plantation Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.51 ha 40 yr 100 54 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Tahall Plantation Restock by natural regeneration Sycamore 73.09% 2.77 ha 1,600 — —
Tahall Plantation Restock by natural regeneration Birch 16.89% 0.64 ha 1,600 — —
Tahall Plantation Create Designed Open Ground — 10.03% 0.38 ha — — —

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Surrounding forestry activity

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Felling applications

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Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA-6005 Barglass Plantation Location

Newton Stewart

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 346 m away Area 3.29 ha Decision issued
FLA03321 Barlae Farm Location

Kirkinner

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 580 m away Area 4.91 ha Decision issued
CB332567 Tahall Mains Location

Newton Stewart

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 792 m away Area 0.8 ha Decision issued
CB25797 Barnbarroch Location

Whauphill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 12.46 ha Decision issued
FPA-12584 Clauchrie Location

Bladnoch

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 4.46 ha Approved

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
21FGS57244 Chilcarroch Woodland Creation Location

Whauphill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 5.9 km away Area 123.82 ha Approved
21FGS58903 Backmoor Woodland Creation Location

Loch Head

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 6.4 km away Area 6.58 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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