FPA-12663

Gamerigg

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Gamerigg
Nearest town: Lochmaben
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY035870

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Key dates

Application registered 27 June 2025
Application accepted 27 June 2025
Consultation opens 10 July 2025
Consultation closes 7 August 2025
Decision issued 1 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 3.42 ha
Conifer: 3.42 ha

Official source

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FPA-12663

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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, 09:52 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: 30 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2027
Felling area: 3.42 ha
Estimated volume: 2,565 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.42 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1d	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.42 ha	31 yr	8,550	2,565 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1d	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	64.33%	2.2 ha	2,500	—	—
1d	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	30.99%	1.06 ha	2,500	—	—
1d	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	4.68%	0.16 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
STH18_1228 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 636 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0988 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 910 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0988a Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0989 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0154 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.4 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 035 869

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 578

Brown earths with dystrophic basin peat with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Yarrow
Parent material: Fluvioglacial gravels and sands derived mainly from greywackes
Landform: Mounds and discontinuous terraces with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Yarrow · 35% Brown earths
Basin Peat · 35% Dystrophic basin Peat
Alluvial_pal · 30% Peaty alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA00419 Lambholm Farm	Location Parkgate Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 860 m away	Area 0.03 ha	Decision issued 8 May 2015
FPA-11209 Gamerigg	Location Lochmaben Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 895 m away	Area 17.06 ha	Decision issued 13 Feb 2024
FPA-7843 Whitehill	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 895 m away	Area 10.14 ha	Decision issued 15 Mar 2021
FPA-7851 Gamerigg	Location Lochmaben Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 895 m away	Area 17.06 ha	Decision issued 15 Mar 2021
FPA-6850 Dalfibble	Location Parkgate Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 922 m away	Area 1.7 ha	Decision issued 24 Jan 2020