FPA-12637

Foulshiels

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Foulshiels
Nearest town: Stoneyburn
Local authority: West Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS978633

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Key dates

Application registered 16 June 2025
Application accepted 16 June 2025
Consultation opens 23 July 2025
Consultation closes 20 August 2025
Decision issued 26 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.67 ha
Conifer: 0.59 ha
Broadleaf: 0.08 ha

Official source

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FPA-12637

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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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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: 15 Sept 2025 – 15 Sept 2027
Felling area: 0.67 ha
Estimated volume: 510 m³
Thinning area: 2.69 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 0.67 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine Woody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce All of the species within this block	0.24 ha	45 yr	347	235 m³	—
1b	Clear Felling	Larch All of the species within the block	0.35 ha	45 yr	439	160 m³	—
1b	Clear Felling	Mixed To be sprayed broadleaves	0.08 ha	30 yr	125	15 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
1c	Lodgepole To be sprayed pine	2.69 ha	100 m³	1,075	809

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	14.93%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Woody shrubs	7.46%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Scots pine	10.45%	0.07 ha	2,500	—	—
1a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.99%	0.02 ha	—	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	31.34%	0.21 ha	1,600	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Woody shrubs	11.94%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
1b	Create Designed Open Ground	—	5.97%	0.04 ha	—	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Scots pine	14.93%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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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
Skolie Burn Site 1440 Official SiteLink record for Skolie Burn ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 984 m away	Published area 8.45 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Skolie Burn

Site 1440

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Designation MIXED

Proximity 984 m away

Published area 8.45 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 978 632

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 446

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Rowanhill
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Rowanhill · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Within 10 km

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