FPA-12712
Eshiels Community Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Eshiels Community Wood
- Nearest town
- Peebles
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT279390
Key dates
- Application registered 14 July 2025
- Application accepted 15 July 2025
- Consultation opens 21 July 2025
- Consultation closes 18 August 2025
- Decision issued 20 August 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 0.22 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.22 ha
Official source
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FPA-12712 Find FPA-12712 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.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
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 Oct 2025
- Felling area
- 0.22 ha
- Estimated volume
- 44 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.22 ha · 100% of felling licence
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Selective Felling | Sycamore | 0.14 ha | 40 yr | 73 | 28 m³ | N/A |
| 2 | Selective Felling | Ash | 0.05 ha | 40 yr | 35 | 12 m³ | N/A |
| 2 | Selective Felling | Birch | 0.03 ha | 40 yr | 25 | 4 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 34% | 0.07 ha | 2,000 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 33% | 0.07 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Pedunculate oak | 33% | 0.07 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
Tree health
Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH17_1084_Glentress_Peel Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 897 m away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| Pr15_Nether_Horsburgh P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 2.1 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 23 m away | Published area 2,533.66 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 279 390
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Alluvial soils
Map unit 1
Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils
- Soil association
- Alluvial Soils
- Parent material
- Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
- Landform
- Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
- Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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