FPA-12693

Dod Knowe & Ruegill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Dod Knowe & Ruegill
Nearest town: Boreland
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY175969

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 7 July 2025
Application accepted 7 July 2025
Consultation opens 28 July 2025
Consultation closes 25 August 2025
Decision issued 25 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 1.79 ha
Conifer: 1.79 ha

Official source

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FPA-12693

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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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26 Aug 2026, 21:44 BST

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First captured
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: 14 Jul 2025 – 30 Aug 2025
Felling area: 1.79 ha
Estimated volume: 785 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.79 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
122Y	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.79 ha	53 yr	2,148	785 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
122Y	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	94.97%	1.7 ha	1,600	—	—
122Y	Create Designed Open Ground	—	5.03%	0.09 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
STH21_0378 Three Mullach Hill Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 139 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0383-0386 Finniegill Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 956 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0196-0198_0738 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0382 Finniegil 1 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0429 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 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 174 968

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 233

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Valleys and depressions amongst hills and uplands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Dochroyle · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees