FPA-12588

Myredykes Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Myredykes Forest
Nearest town: Hawick
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT591007

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 2 June 2025
Application accepted 4 June 2025
Consultation opens 3 July 2025
Consultation closes 31 July 2025
Decision issued 4 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 29.09 ha
Conifer: 29.09 ha

Official source

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FPA-12588

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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: 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2027
Felling area: 29.09 ha
Estimated volume: 11,640 m³
Proposed restocking: 29.09 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Lodgepole pine Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 36	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	5.6 ha	53 yr	12,320	2,520 m³	N/A
Cpt 57	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	20.63 ha	46 yr	45,470	8,260 m³	N/A
Cpt 57	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	2.86 ha	46 yr	6,290	860 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 36	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	10.9%	3.17 ha	2,700	—	—
Cpt 36	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	4.43%	1.29 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 36	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.92%	1.14 ha	—	—	—
Cpt 57	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	52.49%	15.27 ha	2,700	—	—
Cpt 57	Replant felled area	Lodgepole pine	10.18%	2.96 ha	2,700	—	—
Cpt 57	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	0.58%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt	Create Designed Open Ground	—	17.5%	5.09 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH23_0510 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 978 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0509 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0971_1075_1099_1101 Redstone Bog (Wauchope Forest P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0227_0228 Hyndlee Burn P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0758 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.5 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 · NT 591 007

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 4

Dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Organic Soils
Parent material: Organic deposits
Landform: Uplands and northern lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Blanket Peat · 100% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees