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FPA-12687

Arkleton Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NY388920 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Birren Rig
Nearest town
Langholm
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NY388920
Total area
10.44 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 3 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 3 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 4 July 2025
  4. Consultation closes 1 August 2025
  5. Decision issued 4 August 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12687

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
Felling area
10.44 ha
Estimated volume
4,470 m³
Thinning area
0.92 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
10.44 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
10a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.68 ha 32 yr 900 300 m³ None
10b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.59 ha 47 yr 500 300 m³ None
7a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.71 ha 40 yr 850 350 m³ None
7a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.08 ha 40 yr 40 10 m³ None
7b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.41 ha 40 yr 450 220 m³ None
7b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.05 ha 40 yr 25 5 m³ None
13a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.66 ha 40 yr 700 300 m³ None
13b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.15 ha 40 yr 150 60 m³ None
6a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.4 ha 60 yr 200 100 m³ None
6b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.4 ha 32 yr 450 150 m³ None
6c Clear Felling Scots pine 0.06 ha 60 yr 30 15 m³ None
6d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.09 ha 32 yr 100 30 m³ None
6z Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.11 ha 40 yr 80 45 m³ None
12a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.26 ha 32 yr 3,200 1,000 m³ None
12b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.8 ha 32 yr 1,000 320 m³ None
12c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2 ha 32 yr 2,600 800 m³ None
12z Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.99 ha 32 yr 1,200 400 m³ None

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
c Sitka spruce 0.92 ha 65 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
10a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.93% 0.41 ha 2,500 — —
10a Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.59% 0.27 ha 2,500 — —
10b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.35% 0.35 ha 2,500 — —
10b Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.3% 0.24 ha 2,500 — —
7a Replant felled area Norway spruce 5.65% 0.59 ha 2,500 — —
7a Replant felled area Scots pine 1.92% 0.2 ha 2,500 — —
7b Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 4.41% 0.46 ha 1,600 — —
13a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 6.32% 0.66 ha 2,500 — —
13b Replant felled area Norway spruce 1.05% 0.11 ha 2,500 — —
13b Replant felled area Scots pine 0.38% 0.04 ha 2,500 — —
6a Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.87% 0.3 ha 2,500 — —
6a Replant felled area Scots pine 0.96% 0.1 ha 2,500 — —
6b Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.87% 0.3 ha 2,500 — —
6b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 0.96% 0.1 ha 2,500 — —
6c Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.57% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
6d Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.86% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
6z Create Designed Open Ground — 1.05% 0.11 ha — — —
12a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 21.65% 2.26 ha 2,500 — —
12b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 7.66% 0.8 ha 2,500 — —
12c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 19.16% 2 ha 2,500 — —
12z Create Designed Open Ground — 9.48% 0.99 ha — — —

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Surrounding forestry activity

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Felling applications

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Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
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Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 7.88 ha Decision issued
FPA-9579 Bush of Ewes Location

Langholm

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Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 6.53 ha Decision issued
CB307999 Buccleuch (Langholm)-Middleholm Location

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 4.4 km away Area 4.8 ha Decision issued
CB307759 Buccleuch (Langholm)-Wrae Location

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 4.6 km away Area 2.15 ha Decision issued
FPA-11659 Burnfoot of Ewes Location

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 4.7 km away Area 0.58 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
24FGS77719 Hartrith Wood Location

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 11.53 ha Approved
18FGS32998 Glendivan Woodland Creation Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 117.58 ha Approved
16FGS05574 Mosspeeble Phase 3 NBL expansion Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 25.75 ha Approved
19FGS38923 Bush of Ewes Woodland Creation Location

ESKDALEMUIR

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 542.47 ha Approved
18FGS28338 Woodland Creation Dim Burn and Farm Woodland Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 5.8 km away Area 7.2 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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