FPA-12684
Whitefield Community Woodland
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Whitefield Community Wood
- Nearest town
- Glenluce
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NX233550
Key dates
- Application registered 3 July 2025
- Application accepted 16 June 2025
- Consultation opens 25 August 2025
- Consultation closes 24 August 2025
- Decision issued 28 August 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2032
Area
- Total area
- 2.35 ha
- Conifer
- 0.80 ha
- Broadleaf
- 1.55 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-12684 Find FPA-12684 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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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 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027
- Felling area
- 2.35 ha
- Estimated volume
- 435 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 2.35 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 0.64 ha | 50 yr | 400 | 160 m³ | — |
| 1b | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 0.16 ha | 50 yr | 150 | 75 m³ | — |
| 1c | Selective Felling | Sycamore | 1.25 ha | 100 yr | 300 | 160 m³ | — |
| 1c | Selective Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.3 ha | 100 yr | 75 | 40 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed native broadleaves | 27.23% | 0.64 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1b | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed native broadleaves | 6.81% | 0.16 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1c | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed native broadleaves | 65.96% | 1.55 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NX 232 549
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 207
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Lowlands with gentle and strong complex slopes: slightly to moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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