FPA-12430

Craigsford West Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 2,4 and 6
Nearest town: Earlston
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT568378

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 3 April 2025
Application accepted 3 April 2025
Consultation opens 30 June 2025
Consultation closes 28 July 2025
Decision issued 1 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 3.23 ha
Conifer: 2.93 ha

Official source

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FPA-12430

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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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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 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area: 3.23 ha
Estimated volume: 759 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.23 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larch Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Corsican pine Oak Scots pine Sitka spruce Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1 ha	35 yr	570	143 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	European larch	1.06 ha	35 yr	400	100 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.23 ha	35 yr	288	115 m³	n/a
6	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.64 ha	45 yr	480	360 m³	n/a
6	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.3 ha	45 yr	75	41 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	65%	1.34 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	10%	0.21 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Oak	5%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Birch	5%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Sycamore	5%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	65%	0.15 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Scots pine	26%	0.06 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Oak	3%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Birch	3%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Sycamore	3%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	65%	0.61 ha	2,500	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Scots pine	26%	0.24 ha	2,500	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Oak	3%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Birch	3%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Sycamore	3%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Corsican pine	10%	0.21 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Gattonside Moss Site 682 Official SiteLink record for Gattonside Moss ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 2.0 km away	Published area 5.23 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Gattonside Moss

Site 682

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 2.0 km away

Published area 5.23 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 567 377

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 209

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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