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FPA-13441

Eckford & Eildon

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Eildon Woods
Nearest town
Melrose
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT552320

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 April 2026
  2. Application accepted 29 April 2026
  3. Consultation opens 19 May 2026
  4. Consultation closes 16 June 2026
  5. Decision issued 19 June 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
4.10 ha
Conifer
2.63 ha
Broadleaf
0.34 ha

Official source

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FPA-13441

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    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
1 Jun 2026 – 1 Apr 2028
Felling area
4.1 ha
Estimated volume
1,592 m³
Proposed restocking
4.1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
4007CK Clear Felling Noble fir 0.05 ha 35 yr 90 17.5 m³ N/A
4007CE2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.15 ha 35 yr 270 52.5 m³ N/A
4007CJ2 Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.04 ha 35 yr 72 14 m³ N/A
4007CH2 Clear Felling Beech 0.13 ha 136 yr 10 45.5 m³ N/A
4007CL2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 35 yr 28 7 m³ N/A
4007CB2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.01 ha 86 yr 14 3.5 m³ N/A
4007CB2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.01 ha 86 yr 14 3.5 m³ N/A
4007CB2 Clear Felling Noble fir 0.01 ha 136 yr 14 3.5 m³ N/A
4007CB2 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.01 ha 136 yr 14 3.5 m³ N/A
4007CB2 Clear Felling Beech 0.03 ha 136 yr 42 10.5 m³ N/A
4007CC1 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.14 ha 69 yr 168 49 m³ N/A
4035AC Clear Felling European larch 0.58 ha 59 yr 696 203 m³ N/A
4035AB1 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.66 ha 59 yr 792 231 m³ N/A
4035AB3 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.11 ha 59 yr 132 38.5 m³ N/A
4035AB2 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.22 ha 59 yr 264 77 m³ N/A
4035AA3 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.22 ha 59 yr 264 77 m³ N/A
4035AA2 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.14 ha 59 yr 168 49 m³ N/A
4035AA1 Clear Felling Scots pine 1.57 ha 59 yr 184 706.5 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
4007CK Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.05 ha 2,500
4007CE2 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.15 ha 2,500
4007CJ2 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.04 ha 2,500
4007CH2 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.13 ha 2,500
4007CL2 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.02 ha 2,500
4007CB2 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.07 ha 2,500
4007CC1 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.14 ha 2,500
4035AC Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.58 ha 2,500
4035AB1 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.66 ha 2,500
4035AB3 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.11 ha 2,500
4035AB2 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.22 ha 2,500
4035AB3 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.22 ha 2,500
4035AA2 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 0.14 ha 2,500
4035AA1 Replant felled area Other conifers 100% 1.57 ha 2,500
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 552 320

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 209

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
  • Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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