FPA-12743

Duncow Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Duncow Estate
Nearest town: Dumfries
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX968834

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 24 July 2025
Application accepted 24 July 2025
Consultation opens 6 August 2025
Consultation closes 3 September 2025
Decision issued 17 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.09 ha
Conifer: 0.09 ha

Official source

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FPA-12743

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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, 21:43 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:50 BST

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: 25 Jul 2025 – 24 Jul 2027
Felling area: 0.09 ha
Estimated volume: 229 m³
Thinning area: 3.68 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 0.09 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European silver fir Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	0.07 ha	50 yr	19	22 m³	—
1	Selective Felling	Silver fir	0.03 ha	50 yr	7	9 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
1	Sycamore	0.2 ha	14 m³
1	Ash	0.2 ha	14 m³
2	Sycamore	0.06 ha	5 m³
2	Beech	0.06 ha	5 m³
2	Lime	0.06 ha	5 m³
3	Sycamore	0.65 ha	45 m³
4	Sycamore	0.31 ha	25 m³
4	Beech	0.31 ha	25 m³
5	Sycamore	0.41 ha	15 m³
5	Beech	0.41 ha	10 m³
5	Oak	0.42 ha	10 m³
6	Western hemlock	0.13 ha	5 m³
6	Norway spruce	0.13 ha	7 m³
7	Sycamore	0.17 ha	8 m³
7	Sitka spruce	0.17 ha	5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Oak	52.94%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Birch	52.94%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
STH18_0706_0707 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 579 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0149_0155 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 953 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1213_1214 Newlands P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0150_0906 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0346 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

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 967 833

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 576

Brown earths

Soil association: Yarrow
Parent material: Fluvioglacial gravels and sands derived mainly from greywackes
Landform: Mounds and terraces with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Yarrow · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees