FPA-12598

Crailloch Moss

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Wigtown
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX325532

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Key dates

Application registered 4 June 2025
Application accepted 4 June 2025
Consultation opens 24 July 2025
Consultation closes 21 August 2025
Decision issued 25 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 32.75 ha
Conifer: 31.06 ha

Official source

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FPA-12598

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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: 24 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026
Felling area: 32.75 ha
Estimated volume: 5,400 m³
Proposed restocking: 32.75 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	29.95 ha	45 yr	56,000	5,000 m³	Map
1b	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	1.69 ha	45 yr	3,400	250 m³	Map
1c	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.11 ha	45 yr	2,000	150 m³	Map

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	64.41%	21.17 ha	2,500	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	19.59%	6.44 ha	2,500	—	—
1c	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5.17%	1.7 ha	1,600	—	—
1d	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10.47%	3.44 ha	—	—	—

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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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Mochrum Lochs Site 1171 Official SiteLink record for Mochrum Lochs ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.9 km away	Published area 456.94 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Mochrum Lochs

Site 1171

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.9 km away

Published area 456.94 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 325 532

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 215

Dystrophic semi-confined peat with peaty rankers

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Valley floors and lowlands with rock knolls and moundy moraines: complex gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Semi-confined peat · 85% Dystrophic semi-confined peat
ETTRICK(PRANK) · 15% Peaty rankers

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA03458 Crailloch Farm	Location Elrig Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 5.53 ha	Decision issued 27 Nov 2018
FPA-13589 Glenling Wood	Location Port William Dumfries and Galloway	Status Under Consideration	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 2.58 ha	Key date Not published
FPA-7700 Glenling Wood	Location Wigtown Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 0.28 ha	Decision issued 29 Jan 2021
FLA01158 Airylick Forest	Location Port William Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 59.22 ha	Decision issued 6 May 2016
FPA-8426 Derrie Farm	Location Wigtown Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 3.14 ha	Decision issued 17 Dec 2021