FPA-12636

Carseknowes - Queensberry Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Auchensell wood
Nearest town: Thornhill
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS859011

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Key dates

Application registered 16 June 2025
Application accepted 16 June 2025
Consultation opens 4 August 2025
Consultation closes 4 August 2025
Decision issued 5 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area: 2.27 ha
Conifer: 2.01 ha
Broadleaf: 0.26 ha

Official source

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FPA-12636

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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, 21:46 BST

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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: 28 Jul 2025 – 28 Jul 2027
Felling area: 2.27 ha
Estimated volume: 972 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.27 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Douglas fir Norway spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3144T	Selective Felling	Japanese larch	1.5 ha	31 yr	3,000	675 m³	N/A
3144T	Selective Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.26 ha	31 yr	400	117 m³	N/A
3144O	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.04 ha	22 yr	80	20 m³	N/A
3143C	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.47 ha	22 yr	940	160 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3144T	Restock by natural regeneration	Birch	77.53%	1.76 ha	1,600	—	—
3144O	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	1.76%	0.04 ha	2,500	—	—
3143C	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	20.7%	0.47 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
STH20_0011_0012 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 359 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0469_0470_0523_0524 Gilmawhallan Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 424 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_1048-1050 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 628 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1169-1170 Rig Plantation P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 776 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0472 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 784 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 858 010

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 576

Brown earths

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

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Yarrow · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees