FPA-12616
Bowhill Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Tinnis Fishery
- Nearest town
- Selkirk
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT370280
Key dates
- Application registered 10 June 2025
- Application accepted 10 June 2025
- Consultation opens 1 August 2025
- Consultation closes 29 August 2025
- Decision issued 1 August 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 0.06 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.06 ha
Official source
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FPA-12616 Find FPA-12616 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.
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Track changes
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First captured
- 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
- 4 Aug 2025 – 4 Aug 2027
- Felling area
- 0.06 ha
- Estimated volume
- 65.4 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.06 ha · 100% of felling licence
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinnis Fishery | Felling Coppice | Poplar | 0.06 ha | 47 yr | 66 | 65.4 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinnis Fishery | Restock by coppice regrowth | Poplar | 100% | 0.06 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
Tree health
Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH23_0223 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 3.5 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH18_0508 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp. | Status Issued | Proximity 3.7 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH25_0940-0941 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 4.4 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 31 m away | Published area 2,533.66 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 369 279
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 579
Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils
- Soil association
- Yarrow
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial gravels and sands derived mainly from greywackes
- Landform
- Terraces of fluvioglacial and riverine origin with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Yarrow · 70% Brown earths
- Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
- Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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