FPA-12552

Branteth Flow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Bellstown Wood Cpt 5
Nearest town: Eaglesfield
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY282744

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Key dates

Application registered 15 May 2025
Application accepted 15 May 2025
Consultation opens 25 August 2025
Consultation closes 25 August 2025
Decision issued 28 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 35.00 ha
Conifer: 31.00 ha
Broadleaf: 4.00 ha

Official source

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FPA-12552

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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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9 Jul 2026, 09:51 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: 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2028
Felling area: 35 ha
Estimated volume: 5,100 m³
Proposed restocking: 35 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Downy birch Lodgepole pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	17 ha	26 yr	35,000	3,000 m³	Select
5	Clear Felling	Downy birch	4 ha	26 yr	4,000	100 m³	Cutter
5	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	14 ha	26 yr	20,000	2,000 m³	Select

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
5	I do not intend to restock	—	100%	35 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_Pram13_0963_Hayfield Farm P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram0237_Kirkpatrick-Fleming P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram_0237a_Kirkpatrick-Fleming P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
Pram14_0279_Mill_Hotel P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
Pram14_0279_Mill_Hotel_C P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 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 · NY 282 744

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 3

Dystrophic basin peat

Soil association: Organic Soils
Parent material: Organic deposits
Landform: Basins and valleys

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Basin Peat · 100% Dystrophic basin peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-12531 Bellstown Wood	Location Eaglesfield Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 895 m away	Area 2.61 ha	Approved 25 Jun 2025
FPA-8322 Bellstown Farm	Location Eaglesfield Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 7.54 ha	Decision issued 14 Sept 2021
FLA00386 Hillhead Farm	Location Kirkpatrick Fleming Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 2.35 ha	Decision issued 4 Jun 2015
FLA02860 Robin's Wood	Location Eaglesfield Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.36 ha	Decision issued 15 Mar 2018
FPA-13430 Redstones Wood	Location Eaglesfield Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 8 ha	Key date Not published